Am I missing something here?
Your solicitor is coming off (or is being struck off the legal register) and you (an ordinary client) have to pay the costs? What about his other clients? Surely he is liable for the costs himself. What costs is he claiming you are liable for?
Perhaps you are liable for costs all ready incurred by this solicitor when acting on your behalf? Do you have a new solicitor? What do they advise?
aj
I don't believe you will be allowed to in a High Court action. I suggest you ring the Law Society about this situation....
I do not have a new solicitor, I am representing myself.
I don't believe you will be allowed to in a High Court action. I suggest you ring the Law Society about this situation.
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In my first post I have asked of bill for solicitor coming off record? and who should have to foot the bill if it was the solicitor that was found guilty?
.... I suggest you ring the Law Society about this situation.
......as hes coming off record due to the Law Society of Ireland finding him for been dishonest in my client account.
I would be fairly ticked off and would not wish to act for a client who had complained about me to the LS.
"I'm a solicitor and I do not understand the above post. It does not appear to take account of the facts as presented." Really ?? and Really ??, well possibly and I suppose the term "Misappropriation of funds" is chapter from Lord of the Rings too.
Go back to the facts. JJ's solicitor no longer wishes to represent JJ in a case that JJ is taking. No-one can force a solicitor to act for someone. The Law Society have no obligation to find JJ another solicitor. None. [ well actually JJ stated that the solicitor has to come off record at the behest of the LS , not JJ's choice, so if the practice is being wrapped up or suspended the LS after the investigation hands the files to other solicitors or a particular firm, but we do not know the exact background so the LS will advise JJ on that ]
In any event, JJ wishes to represent himself. If JJ was going to another solicitor, there would be no need for the first solicitor to come off record - the new solicitor would simply come on record. So the first solicitor wishes to come off record and is obliged by law to make an application to Court for liberty of the Court to do so. As a matter of course, he will seek an order for his costs - if JJ was going to another solicitor he would not need to make the Court application. He is unlikely to get an order for his costs or even if he does, he is unlikely to pursue JJ [ I take your point as I allured to in layman's terms (The Law Society and the H/Court will consent to the solicitor coming off record for you)]
MF1 - it is dangerous to presume that an order will not be granted and in that regard JJ should oppose the order and also alert the solicitors insurer.
" So the whole Professional Indemnity thing above is of no relevance." - Really so the potential for extra costs on JJ's part , the delay in his proceedings , the negligence of the solicitor both in tort and contract and perhaps something that smells of a criminal nature is of no relevance to the insurer of the solicitor! Are you crazy ?
MF1 "The fact that OP has posted that he is coming off record "due to the Law Society of Ireland finding him for been dishonest in my client account." (sic). only means that there was a complaint some or all of which was upheld by the LS. " Yeah , sure that's all it was only a little indiscretion on behalf of the solicitor, better now.JJ best to try Loomes & Burke Solicitors they are up on Tea Leaf Street
Even if the client had a valid complaint and this complaint was upheld by the Law Society ?
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