Solicitors rules

[redfox]

If a solicitors have put a claim in for a personal injury claim and then received a denial of Liabilty with disclosure from the defendant and on the strength of the disclosure close my case and take it no further would/could another solicitors take on my case or would the fact that the original solicitor had put a claim in previously stop a different solicitors from taking on the same claim?

[atticus]

What do you mean by "put a claim"? If this is just correspondence asserting a claim, then yes, another lawyer can do this again. If, however, action was started in court action, then it will be important to know how that case was ended or otherwise left.

[redfox]

I will try to explain. Some months ago after an accident, I contacted a solicitor to see if I had a possible injury claim. Eventually, the solicitor initiated the claim. Some time later the defendants insurance company denied all Liabilty and provided disclosure. I responded to the denial to my solicitor pointing out flaws in the disclosure. My solicitor decided on the strength of the same disclosure to not take my claim any further, closed and archived my claim.i decided to enquire with another solicitor to see if that can take on my claim. Their only reason for not taking my claim forward is because another solicitor had already put in a claim in the past.

[atticus]

you may need to find a solicitor who is prepared to look beyond that. Or was their real reason that they agree that in the light of the disclosed material they do not think you have a viable case?

[redfox]

They couldn't agree with the previous disclosure because they never saw it even though they could get it from the previous solicitor who was willing to show them all the files that they have on the case. Bit weird really because the new solicitors rang me the other day and just asked for the previous solicitors closing case letter and there would be no costs to myself letter from them also. I hadn't been for a medical stage also which is what they asked. I sent them all what they wanted then they tell me what I put in my original post above. Ah well.

[Philler]

My solicitor (who had my medical reports from the beginning)went from saying that I had a very strong case and told me to pursue it,

[Philler]

Suddenly after my employer denied liability and sent fraudulent documents to her said that it should go to trial but it won't, as the union will never pay the fees ,then held onto my case for a further two years then before archiving, at the end they sent an "independent "expert to examine my serious eye injury which involved him waving a pencil in front of me.even then his report was just copied from my consultant and surgeon yet they asked him for a second question. There was still nothing in the report to damage my case. I have now recently discovered that the "independent " expert from medical doctors was at the time owned by slater and Gordon. It was never clear what the problem was and was used to drop the case as a court date was never applied for, She knew this two years previously and still said confidentiality I had a very strong case and should pursue it but her hands were tied,she was just qualified and couldn't go against her boss and the union.