What is a legitimate contract solicitor/client

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The SRA do publish their regulatory decisions and they make quite sobering reading https://www.sra.org.uk/consumers/sol...decisions.page

I agree it won't necessarily resolve the complaint but naming and shaming gives some satisfaction and could be helpful if a claim for professional negligence were to be in the pipeline as a result of any conduct issues.

I suggested the Legal Ombudsman to the OP but they seem reluctant to say what the issue is other than they don't recall signing a Client Care letter (I did ask).

An earlier post said that they believed they were given wrong legal advice on a settlement which they accepted.



Di

Good afternoon Di and again thanks.
I wanted to take the route of the Legal Ombudsman to investigate but i was told i should not take that option as the new solicitor advised this as he was now representing me.

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Thanks for that EXC
So if matters or making a false misrepresetation which would contravene the Fraud Act 2006 and could involve a criminal prosecution what would be the likely stance or the involvment if any be taking by SRA?

I'm not sure where fraud comes into this.

which they felt there were grounds against the solicitor for negligence and in particular not explaining the agreement that was signed

So you did sign an agreement, do you have it?

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Good afternoon Di and again thanks.
I wanted to take the route of the Legal Ombudsman to investigate but i was told i should not take that option as the new solicitor advised this as he was now representing me.

I'm glad you've found a new solicitor to represent you.

I do hope you've been given a Client Care letter to sign this time

Di

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I'm glad you've found a new solicitor to represent you.

I do hope you've been given a Client Care letter to sign this time

Di

No i have not got a new solicitor Di, this was what a solicitor who had previously represented me in respect of the negligence of the one who i am now claiming worked without a legitimate contract, he said not to go to LSO

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I'm not sure where fraud comes into this.



So you did sign an agreement, do you have it?

Legally representing a client and to profit from that without a legitimate contract in place to incur i would assume is a fraudulent act as it is profiting from deception.
No i did not sign an agreement EXC not to my knowledge but in any event the solicitor is refusing to show the documantation which i assume would include the agreement which the ICO have stated is an abuse of the Data Protections Act which is being investigated by them currently.

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Legally representing a client and to profit from that without a legitimate contract in place to incur i would assume is a fraudulent act

It sounds like a regulatory issue to me.

as it is profiting from deception

Who did they deceive, how and to what extent did they profit from it? Did you pay them?

Fraud is a very serious allegation and both civil and criminal fraud has a high evidential threshold.

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It sounds like a regulatory issue to me.



Who did they deceive, how and to what extent did they profit from it? Did you pay them?



Fraud is a very serious allegation and both civil and criminal fraud has a high evidential threshold.

Falesly representing a client and making profit from those who are obliged to pay the legal bill on the false representation is and i would assuming being deceptive.
In any other business?

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i have not got a new solicitor Di, this was what a solicitor who had previously represented me in respect of the negligence of the one who i am now claiming worked without a legitimate contract,

Why is that solicitor no longer advising you on your potential negligence claim ?

Di

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Why is that solicitor no longer advising you on your potential negligence claim ?

Di

Hi Di and sorry for delay in answering your question.
It is a long story why i did not want to continue with any potential negligence claim with the last solicitor so i took the matter up by myself in the end.