Thanks Meg but I have just found out from Google that some large domains have a catchall mailbox which accepts and stores orphan emails sent to non existent or redundant addresses at that domain. So it looks like it is possible.......Now it seems like my lawyer screwed up. Even I would have double checked an email for typos before sending it and asking for a confirmation of receipt is fundamental. So the question is.......what action can I take for compensation against a lawyer who's mistake cost me?