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Is it illegal to claim to be a solicitor when you're not?

  • 23-07-2011 7:45am
    #1
    shar01
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 817 ✭✭✭


    Have noticed it on a few threads in Motors... A car is rear-ended and the "rear-endee" threatens the "rear-ender" with I/my spouse/second cousin is a solicitor and will take you to the cleaners.

    I've half a notion I read somewhere that it's an offence to claim to be a solicitor when you're not but can't find it...

    Any thoughts?

    Thanks.


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  • #2
    johnfás
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,342 ✭✭✭johnfás


    S.56 Solicitors Act 1954 and s.5 Solicitors (Amendment) Act 2002.


  • #3
    nuac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,769 ✭✭✭nuac


    No reputable solicitor would allow relatives etc to make such claims about legal connections - shows gross immaturity.

    There is a funny story about a very prominent Mayo lawyer having a row over some traffic incident with a party who did not know him. The other party finally threatened " my solicitor will straighten you out". On being asked who his solicitor was, it turned out to be a very junior member of said prominent lawyers firm.


  • #4
    shar01
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 817 ✭✭✭shar01


    johnfás wrote: »
    S.56 Solicitors Act 1954 and s.5 Solicitors (Amendment) Act 2002.

    Cheers. Will take a look.


  • #5
    HellFireClub
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,912 ✭✭✭HellFireClub


    I've seen it happen once or twice where someone has implied as opposed to actually stated that they are a solicitor, by the language they use. Something like, "I appear for Mr. X", or "I am representing or I am instructed by Ms. Y"...


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