Legal advice or lawyer needed

[HungusMaximist]

Hi, just wondering if there's a lawyer on here who is able to give advice concerning 'money'. In the decision process about going against somebody in court. Of course, this is something I've never done before so be gentle.

This is rather urgent and personal, can you please PM.

[Goblin]

..... lawyer ....

concerning 'money'.

That's what they're all about. Get a lawyer and kiss your money good bye.

[RantyDave]

this is something I've never done before so be gentle.

Well, you're not going to like going to court then. You also need the basic ground rules for asking legal advice on KB:

* Nobody on KB is a lawyer.
* And even if they are, they do lawyerin' on work time so
* Go ask a lawyer.

And the more important it is, the more important it is that you see a lawyer. Again, sorry, but it's true. But for my 2c I'd say you want to avoid going to court at all costs. Last time I came even close to dragging someone off to court I looked up some recent 'wins' and realised I'd get more just by shouting in a particularly precise fashion. But then my advice is for shit, because I'm not a lawyer.

Put it this way, nobody gets dentistry done by bike mechanics, do they?

Dave

[Ragingrob]

Hey Ewen at Uni you can go meet up with some of the student advice counsellors which are post grad law students etc who can give free advice and the such... Might be worth giving them a look?

[Indiana_Jones]

citizen advice bureau?

-Indy

[YellowDog]

Well that doesn't sound good. I'm not a lawyer but I have had lots of experience in that circus they call the legal profession. If you have lots of money that you want to lose, then go ahead. If however you expect any kind of justice or sanity, don't bother.

It all depends on how serious the issue and also whether the injuring party has money. If you have a good case and get all the facts together; you can pay to put it all down in a solicitor's letter, which usually has the desired effect. This is however assuming that the other party knows they have done wrong.

Good luck to you.

[Grub]

Check out if there's a Community Law Centre in your area. They ill give you free advice on what your options are and what steps you might like to take. This sounds exactly what you're asking for. They won't take your case or anything like that but they do listen and give you some ideas/options.