If that is the case you have your lawyers on a very sloppy retainer. Going outside the terms of a retainer is classed as professional misconduct where I'm from

If that is the case you have your lawyers on a very sloppy retainer. Going outside the terms of a retainer is classed as professional misconduct where I'm from. A lawyer should not take any action on your behalf without, at the very least, implicit instructions to do so.