Can solicitors charge for copying a file?

Can solicitors charge for copying a file? A word of warning, it is legitimate for solicitors to charge the other side for providing copies of documents. If your solicitor is charged copying by the other side they are entitled to pass the cost on to you (as long as it was not replacements for pages they lost or spilt coffee over).

A word of warning, it is legitimate for solicitors to charge the other side for providing copies of documents. If your solicitor is charged copying by the other side they are entitled to pass the cost on to you (as long as it was not replacements for pages they lost or spilt coffee over).