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Category: Working with a lawyer

Lawyer struck off

October 24, 2017 yourlawyerstory_ec4z51 Working with a lawyer

I engaged a lawyer who transpired to be one in whom the courts had no confidence. After he had totally stuffed up my case and my life, he was struck off for incompetence. Too bad about me and my outcome[…]

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Beginner lawyer patient and considerate

October 10, 2017 yourlawyerstory_ec4z51 Working with a lawyer

Nine years ago my daughter was allocated a lawyer through legal aid. My daughter was under a great deal of distress because she was locked out of her home she shared, by partner. He blocked her from accessing her 18[…]

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Advice on parent suffering dementia

October 3, 2017 yourlawyerstory_ec4z51 Working with a lawyer

This case is ongoing and hasn’t been finalised yet but comes as a big warning to families who have elderly parents suffering with dementia. Baby boomers of the future also need to be prepared. We are your average family taking[…]

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Lawyer for child and a conflict of interest

October 3, 2017 yourlawyerstory_ec4z51 Working with a lawyer

I was involved with a long drawn out custody case over my son and the Family Court assigned a lawyer for child for my son. I have questions over how he was assigned to the case to start with – it[…]

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Duty solicitor

October 3, 2017 yourlawyerstory_ec4z51 Working with a lawyer

I have a law degree but am not a lawyer. I had decided to represent myself in court after being charged with trespass at a protest. Months before the trial I was arrested for breach of bail and had spent[…]

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Lawyer for child in the 1980s

October 2, 2017 yourlawyerstory_ec4z51 Working with a lawyer

It was my first real encounter with a lawyer. I had heard about them as a kid growing up but never met one in person. At the time my parents where going through a divorce, a concept that I knew[…]

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Last minute change of lawyer

October 2, 2017 yourlawyerstory_ec4z51 Working with a lawyer

My sister had a run in with the Police roughly 15 years ago. When we went to see a lawyer he informed us that he personally knew one of the officers involved in the incident but assured us that this[…]

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Great experience with a firm

October 2, 2017 yourlawyerstory_ec4z51 Working with a lawyer

I have used [mid-sized regional city firm]. [Partner 1] would have to be the best employment lawyer in [regional city], I can’t say how impressed I was with the 18 month employment issue, attention to detail and technical knowledge. [Partner 2[…]

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Lawyer for child

October 2, 2017 yourlawyerstory_ec4z51 Working with a lawyer

After going through a separation, eventually the subject of custody became an issue requiring a lawyer. Our lawyer was okay and was on good terms with the lawyer provided to represent our child. After the first meeting with the lawyer[…]

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Victim of crime

October 2, 2017 yourlawyerstory_ec4z51 Working with a lawyer

Our experience with a lawyer was horrendous! Our daughter, who suffers from epilepsy and a learning disability, was a victim of violent abuse from her ex-partner, who exploited her health and used threats and intimidation to force her to stay. The[…]

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