It is open to a beneficiary to challenge legal fees, even though already paid from estate funds, under s.71(3) Solicitors Act 1974, but ‘fully informed consent by the executor (if proved) is likely to be a major consideration, which in many cases may prove to be determinative’: https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewca/civ/2024/15
Charles Cooper | Barrister 