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As an Ecohouse investor,I am intrigued to understand why the SRA has thrown out our compensation claim on the grounds that Sanders & Co.solicitors were not dishonest or that an escrow account does not constitute part of a solicitors' work or that the escrow account in which they held millions was not "a legal process".

i) They found Charles Fraser Macnamara,a solicitor working for Sanders & Co., to be dishonest and action continues to be taken against him for other allegedly dishonest activities.Not to mention the other partners who were banned for three years.
ii) is not the very basis of conveyancing an escrow account?
iii) the escrow account agreement which we all had to sign contained the following wording...
"13.General Provisions
13.1 This agreement shall be subject to Laws of England & Wales and will have exclusive jurisdiction to the English Courts
13.2 This Agreement shall be signed in three counterparts all of which taken in their entirety shall constitute one legal agreement"

If it isn't a legal process then how come they want to protect it through the English Courts and is subject to the Laws of England & Wales?Additionally it says that the Escrow Agreement is"one legal agreement" and the SRA found otherwise...?

Could I respectfully request an informed legal insight in to why this does not qualify us for compensation as we are confused....to say the least.... and wonder how any claim could be paid given these and many other qualifying criteria?