I need a lawyer, recommendations please.

[Madness]

Well, it's been quite a few years since I lined the pockets of anyone in the Legal profession. I'm in a different city now too, that doesn't help me much.

I'm expecting a Summons for a Dangerous Driving charge. It's a crock of shite and I intend to defend the charge to the best of my financial ability. Another KBer has been charged with the same fictional offence. We wrote a letter, but it was met with the standard proforma reply stating "we are going to arsefuck you, Kind regards, The Fuzz".

I'm not posting this here for the KB Kangaroo Court to hear my case. I simply ask that if anyone can reccomend a good traffic Lawyer (that is also affordable ) in Auckland/Norf Shore, kindly share this information.

I don't fancy the idea of catching the bus for 6 months because of something I didn't do.

[The Stranger:Me]

Will PM you details, but post this for others also.
When I was faced with Dangerous I rang several lawyers around Auckland and they gave me prices between 5-7k for a defended hearing.
A KBer put me onto a lawyer who has represented a few other KBers and obtained satisfactory results. He did the same for me. Cost was less than half the 5k figure.

Now's a good time to have an open mind about boy racers. He drives a tricked up turbo Nissan Silvia, so he kind of has an idea of where we are coming from.

[Winston001]

You need someone experienced and comfortable in court.

Ringing lawyers might get you someone you'll have confidence in but personal recommendations are best. Shouldn't be hard to find someone. Best of luck.

[Fatjim]

just out of interest, does the cop think you did it, or is he making up stories.

[Madness]

just out of interest, does the cop think you did it, or is he making up stories.

Lets just say that I was in the place at the time, on the wrong motorcycle.

[Fatjim]

Lying cops piss me off, always have. Unfortunately you're unlikely to get anywhere as Judges almost always unconditionally believe cops in traffic cases.

[hospitalfood]

i have had great advice from people here about how to deal with the law, following advice led to being let off a $510.00 speeding ticket with no legal bills.

[The Pastor]

Lying cops piss me off, always have. Unfortunately you're unlikely to get anywhere as Judges almost always unconditionally believe cops in traffic cases.

thats not true at all, I find that the judges dislike traffic cops somthing cronic. They see alot of the cop bullshit and know even if the cop made it all up the defendant still has to pay. If you can prove the cop lied, and / or lied under oath you'll find you've got yourself an automatic win.

Noel, care to post up the contact for everyone to share?

[Fatjim]

RM, you contradict me, then yourself. Please edit so it makes sense.

[Fatjim]

i have had great advice from people here about how to deal with the law, following advice led to being let off a $510.00 speeding ticket with no legal bills.

You mean the old "I'm about to apply for the poliice force and the convition would stop me" one?

[DEATH_INC.]

Mmmm, I'll fess up, I'm the other one charged with the same offense.....but before you all say it, no I didn't commit said offense either. If the bastards get me/us it'll be the second time to loose my license to some lying arsehole cop.
I want blood, but first I/We gotta get off this....

[klingon]

Lets just say that I was in the place at the time, on the wrong motorcycle.

Not very long ago I would have been sceptical of this claim. I would have thought (silently, without sharing the thought) "he probably did something but he just thinks it's not as bad as the charge he's got."

Unfortunately one of my nearest and dearest has recently been accused of all sorts of nonsense by a policeman who evidently got every single aspect wrong.

I won't go into details here, but we were travelling in a group, I was riding pillion, and we did absolutely nothing even resembling the charges that have been alleged. I know this because I was there. If anyone else in the group did something wrong, they didn't do it anywhere near us.

But the person concerned has recently discovered that he has been convicted of an offense, without ever having been told that he was charged! Apparently they couldn't find him (he's in the phone book for goodness sake, and has worked at the same place for the last 12 years, with his name on their website!) so they convicted him in his absence.

This is one of the most bizarre things I have ever seen from the police.

[The Stranger:Me]

Mmmm, I'll fess up, I'm the other one charged with the same offense.....but before you all say it, no I didn't commit said offense either. If the bastards get me/us it'll be the second time to loose my license to some lying arsehole cop.
I want blood, but first I/We gotta get off this....

What happened?

[SixPackBack]

Not very long ago I would have been sceptical of this claim. I would have thought (silently, without sharing the thought) "he probably did something but he just thinks it's not as bad as the charge he's got."

Unfortunately one of my nearest and dearest has recently been accused of all sorts of nonsense by a policeman who evidently got every single aspect wrong.

I won't go into details here, but we were travelling in a group, I was riding pillion, and we did absolutely nothing even resembling the charges that have been alleged. I know this because I was there. If anyone else in the group did something wrong, they didn't do it anywhere near us.

But the person concerned has recently discovered that he has been convicted of an offense, without ever having been told that he was charged! Apparently they couldn't find him (he's in the phone book for goodness sake, and has worked at the same place for the last 12 years, with his name on their website!) so they convicted him in his absence.

This is one of the most bizarre things I have ever seen from the police.

Are you fishing??............almost exactly the same set of circumstances surround a charge leveled against me that can only be described as a blatant lie.

[klingon]

Are you fishing??............almost exactly the same set of circumstances surround a charge leveled against me that can only be described as a blatant lie.

Very interesting. I will ask the person concerned whether I can share some of the details of the case with you and see how far the parallels go. He is still in the process of trying to get info from the courts about what has happened.

When he found out about the conviction (because a debt collector contacted him about an "overdue fine") he applied to the court for a re-hearing. They said he cannot get a re-hearing because of the amount of time that has passed since the conviction that he didn't know about. It really is an incredibly frustrating situation.