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19 Jul 08 #33933 by Sera
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My soon 2bx is using a firm of solicitors that suggest they are a member of Resolution. However, having dealt with them for almost a year now; they have severed all direct communications between myself and ex. They are suggesting that a Court Order forbids this; (blatant lie!)
I fought to get my ex to attend mediation; then saw an e-mail (from sol to ex) stating that he should make no offer to me. My ex then cancelled our third Mediation appointment.

They simply refuse to acknowledge any of my contributions; down play my legal rights; and any attempts I have made to either mediate through them; or resolve issues away from court have failed. (They simply reply that in their view they do not think it helpful to respond to various points that they believe have no Legal merit). At our first appointment last week; they suggested they are members of Resolution; yet have actively encouraged my ex to pursue AR through Court.
They pursuaded the judge that he should consider a Costs award (against me) but I have repeatedly offered to find resolution away from court; which they simply refuse.

What can I do about a complaints proceedure; and what can I do to prove that I am not the one instigating expensive litigation?

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19 Jul 08 #33936 by Lady in Blue
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Try the Law Society complaints website on this link:

www.lawsociety.org.uk/choosingandusing/redressscheme.law

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19 Jul 08 #33939 by Fiona
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Not all solicitors working for the firm are necessarily Resolution members.

Complaints against someone else's solicitor must be on the grounds of misconduct and they should be addressed to the Solicitor's Regulation Authority.

Some examples of possible misconduct;

the solicitor lies to you or others

the solicitor uses his or her position to gain unfair advantage of you

the solicitor is holding money that belongs to you

the solicitor fails to comply with an undertaking they have given to you or your solicitor

the solicitor discriminates against you on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability or age

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19 Jul 08 #33941 by Sera
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Thanks.

I have verbally asked that they DO NOT INTIMIDATE ME. (This said in the court waiting area following their rediculous school-bully attitude to a LiP)

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19 Jul 08 #33970 by Arnie Saccnuson
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I read this thread with great interest and despite the good advice from Fiona, I have to tell you Sera, from personal experience that unless the solicitor has committed murder nothing will be done by the regulatory authorities.
My ex's solicitor LIED about all his qualifications for two years, misdirected a Cafcass Officer, concealed financial irregularities to the tune of £35,000 and despite substantial evidence to back up ALL my claims NOBODY is in the slightest bit interested. In fact the LCS confirmed that he lied about all his qualifications and said they were going to take no action and didn’t want to see any of my evidence.
Resolution is a total farce and still endorses to this day a solicitor who lied and mislead a court and refused to even investigate him. A totally dysfunctional organization of solicitors

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