Solicitor conflict of interest

[Bones2017]

I contacted a solicitor to book an initial appt for advice re separation etc but they’ve rang me back today and told me they can’t speak/represent me due to a conflict of interest. Does this mean my husband has spoken to them first or could it be something else?

Yes.

Is your ex generally a bit sneaky? He may well have had an initial conversation with every reputable solicitor firm in order to make things difficult for you. Otherwise it might just be bad luck on this firm but another one would be ok.

If he’s been to a solicitor about separation I would be very surprised. There’s a history of him cheating (he came back after 7 months) about 8 years ago. It’s only been the last year that we’ve been disconnected completely. He acts like nothing is wrong most of the time. We don’t talk because he gets too defensive and storms off. We sleep separately and have for about 12 months now. Lately he’s at the pub most nights. He’s not particularly guarding his phone though so I’m not sure he’s cheating.
I suppose if he has been to a solicitor I’d be quite surprised. Could the conflict of interest be anything else? We’ve only lived in this area for 2 years and we don’t have debt and have never needed a solicitor for anything else. He’s self employed and uses an accountant but not sure if that would mean anything

He must have been to this solicitor, despite what you think.

Perhaps the solicitor goes to the same pub.

It means he has received legal advice from them and is a client. He could well have received advice for something connected to his work, maybe advice on client contracts for example, rather than matrimonial advice.

I'm not sure why you'd be surprised he's seen a solicitor - it sounds like you haven't been talking for quite some time?

I guess it's possible he's seen them about something else, but it seems somewhat unlikely!

It may be because they know your husband socially or some other connection.

I had the same. My ex isn't using a solicitor, he's using McKenzie friend. Weird.

Someone in the office has a relationship with them. Professional, social etc.