I got a call today from the solicitors' office handling my divorce. They said that yesterday the partner and a paralegal were discussing my case, when a colleague passed by and overheard their discussion. Apparently the colleague realised from their discussion that she went to Law school with my nephew and is still a good friend of his family (and knows about ex and I splitting). The partner then decided that the firm had to withdraw from my case.
The firm is not huge but not a one man band either. I understand the impact of conflict of interest, but surely they could have passed the case to another partner in the firm? As far as I know, the colleague who knows my nephew was not even working on my case.
I am worried now as I have now had three solicitors in three years. First one was great, but she took a job with a charity and could not take my file with her. The second one was quite good too, but after 18 months, I was finding his fees too expensive and it looked like I may qualify for legal aid (in Scotland). He did not do legal aid cases so I went to the current firm 3 months ago. So I have not received legal aid (will probably only be granted if we need to go to court) but am now looking for a fourth solicitor (who does legal aid) to take on my case.
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Meikyo · 29/09/2011 19:29
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