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my solicitors refused to take my instruction.... please help.

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  • my solicitors refused to take my instruction.... please help.

    I was involved in a car accident as a passenger, and sustained injury as a result, now the defendant has offered an out of court settlement which I deemed to be reasonable. So I decided to accept the settlement offer, however my solicitors are refusing to notify the defendant of my intentions. my solicitor keep telling me they are "protecting their position".
    My solicitors keep telling me if they go ahead with the trial and win, I would be entitled to additional £200 - 300. I am totally not interested to go to trial and risk losing a relatively larger sum to gain £200.
    I am here to ask a few things...
    1, Can my solicitors force me to go to trial against my will?
    2, would my solicitor have any legal power to refuse my instruction?
    3, Is there any legal body where I can report my solicitors to, because what they are doing to me is really little less than coercion.
    4, I hope it doesn't come to this, but as a last resort, Is it possible for me to contact the defendant directly and advice them that I want to accept their offer?



    thanks in advance & I am really grateful for your time.
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  • #2
    Re: my solicitors refused to take my instruction.... please help.

    Hi and welcome to Legal Beagles.

    I am going to bump this thread for one of our more learned members to look in and advise.

    :bump:
    Life is a journey on which we all travel, sometimes together, but never alone.

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    • #3
      Re: my solicitors refused to take my instruction.... please help.

      1) No. they act for you, not you for them.
      2) The solicitor has no legal obligation to accept an instruction.
      3) Yes, the Legal Ombudsman which is free to use http://www.legalombudsman.org.uk/
      4) Yes.Although you don't need his permission as such you'd need to inform the solicitor first.

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      • #4
        Re: my solicitors refused to take my instruction.... please help.

        Daft question time, but is this a true solicitor or one of those no win no fee jobbies ?

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