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What happens if your solicitor doesn't turn up?

  • 13-11-2016 10:39pm
    #1
    Brassringclubs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3 ✭


    Court date tomorrow. Solicitor has been dealing with case for two dates now. Solicitor has since left practice, just informed of that today. Cannot contact anyone at the practice and there is quite a distance between their practice and the courts. If I turn up at court tomorrow and my solicitor does not, what happens? I'm aware someone from the practice may be there, I'm asking what happens in the event they do not.


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


    Contact your solicitors asap tomorrow morning to ensure they will have somebody to represent you at that court tomorrow.


  • #3
    Dandelion6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,405 ✭✭✭Dandelion6


    Any decent firm will have you covered on that, either with another solicitor or a barrister. If they don't, a barrister there will probably happily stand in and send your firm a bill for it. After which you should find another firm. But they'll probably have someone there.


  • #4
    NUTLEY BOY
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,345 ✭✭✭NUTLEY BOY


    Dandelion6 wrote: »
    Any decent firm will have you covered on that, either with another solicitor or a barrister. If they don't, a barrister there will probably happily stand in and send your firm a bill for it. After which you should find another firm. But they'll probably have someone there.

    Personally, if I went to the trouble of instructing a solicitor of my choice I would like them to represent me not some last minute randomer on a "dock brief" !

    My inclination in the event of a no-show, even after contacting the firm, would be to tell the judge that you instructed X & Co but that they have not shown up and then seek an adjournment so that you can organise representation of your choosing, especially if you will be paying the bill.


  • #5
    Brassringclubs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3 ✭Brassringclubs


    Just an update; firm did not have someone there for me. I sought an adjournment and received it. Judge was not happy with the firm, quite a large one at that.


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