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Pissed off with solicitor

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originalbba · 08/04/2019 10:50

A couple of months ago I left my psychologically/verbally abusive partner. I left with our child and never looked back. Initially he was having contact but it was all too much. If I so much as hinted that I couldn't meet his demands he threw the dummy out. He's now resorted to threatening behaviour (mild but still not nice) and I don't feel safe around him.

I visited a solicitor about a month ago, who sat with me, told me I'm doing the right thing and to cut all contact. She would send him a letter and everything would have to be sorted out via solicitors. Great I thought.

2 weeks later, phonecall from financial department to talk about mortgage with me. I went in, turns out initial letter hasn't been sent. I chased solicitor, no answer. Left a voicemail, no response. Asked financial advisor to contact her, again, nothing. Sent email... nothing. So I've now been ignoring my ex for a month, no letter has been sent, he's getting angrier and angrier. I'm getting more and more scared of him.

I'm going to have to go in and actually talk to the solicitor in person but this isn't always easy when you're a single mum to a little baby. I feel like I've done my fair share of trying to make this right.

Why the hell hasn't she sent the letter?

AIBU to be furious being as though I can't afford to go elsewhere now?

Such a horrid situation and I feel that solicitors should understand that they should be more responsible, especially with domestic abuse cases.

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PlainSpeakingStraightTalking · 08/04/2019 11:02

Why the hell hasn't she sent the letter? - how do we know?

Has she invoiced you? have you paid her?

Go into the solicitors practice and speak to the receptionist.

You do realise she could be dead/ill/run off with a travelling circus?

originalbba · 08/04/2019 11:07

That was more me exclaiming as opposed to asking. Apologies

I've spoken to receptionists. Solicitor is at work as usual. She was on holiday for 4 days but I knew about this. She said she'd send it by a specific date. I've paid her for the work. He letter cost £80 on its own.

I'm just feeling angry and frustrated as my ex will no doubt use this against me in court.

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MRex · 08/04/2019 11:19

How do you know the letter hasn't been sent?

originalbba · 08/04/2019 11:21

The financial advisor has access to my file and it wasn't there. She was also meant to contact me to go through the letter and see if there was anything I want adding or amending. No email or phone call re this.

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GregoryPeckingDuck · 08/04/2019 11:23

Threaten to report to the SRA. It will be done by the end of the day.

Oliversmumsarmy · 08/04/2019 11:40

So you have paid her for a letter that was never written.

Sounds dodgy as the letter will have been charged at the amount of minutes she spent writing the letter X her hourly rate.

Yet she hasn’t actually written anything.

I think you have to send a registered/signed for letter with a set number of days she has to reply, asking her the reasons she has charged you but not done the work and see if she will put this “oversight” right.

If she doesn’t do anything then you can report to the SRA.

Averyimportantperson · 08/04/2019 16:24

Is she a partner? If not you could complain to the managing partner of the firm.

pouraglasshalffull · 08/04/2019 16:50

Threaten to report her to the SRA. She'll get it done then trust me. Solicitors firms have to follow a specific procedure for every complaint no matter how small, so them sending the letter is less off a ball ache than you making a formal complaint

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