My solicitor has sent my confidential Address to my abusive ex

[Boonlark]

I'm mentally spiralling. She emailed the form asking for my address to be kept confidential from my ex...to my ex. It was in a pdf that had all the other court forms in, and she didn't notice before she sent it.

What do I do now?

This is my own home that I just bought, so it's not like I can move to a new address.

@TakeYourFinalPosition how long ago was it? It might not be too late to take action against them. I'd understand if you didn't want to relive it all again to do that though.

I’m sorry this has happened to you.

At its most basic level your solicitor owed you a duty of care not to reveal your address. As they have breached that they are responsible for the consequences. If you want to move again then there will be a cost to that. You have a reasonable claim to be compensated for the disruption and distress. See what they are willing to offer in response to your complaint and if dissatisfied you can complain to the Legal Ombudsman who can award you such compensation.

You should have had a letter at the start that says who is dealing with the case and their hourly rate and also the complaints procedure. If they haven't done that they would be in trouble for that too.

Hopefully the senior partner will be in touch soon.