How would you approach a solicitor for a Data protection/consent issue

Igotadose

What would the solicitor expect me to have done beforehand? I've approached 2 solicitors for help with a complaint, one seemed interested. I sent him a detailed description of our issue, one that my SO and I had written, and SO was a paralegal in the US, so it was in depth.

He then called me the next day and said "Sorry, can't talk to you we won't be working with you on this." When I asked why he was cancelling the appointment, he said, "We're not going to be able to work with you." Almost as if we'd done something seriously wrong or maybe he thought we'd engaged another solicitor already or something. He sent me a Non-Engagement letter to close the loop.

I was looking for an hours advice on how best to phrase the complaint. We never said, "We'd like you take our case," yet it seems like he thought I had and was distancing himself.

I'm not looking for a recommendation for a solicitor, just trying to figure out how to best approach one. The other solicitor looked at our detailed description and told us, "You haven't got a case here," and then went on to explain why. I don't agree with that solicitor's explanation, so I'm looking to move further. And really, it's just a complaint we want to write against a government agency here and some of its employees.

This is perplexing. Would it be better to just make an appointment with a solicitor without providing a lot of details beforehand and discuss them in person?

Thanks for any advice.

hullaballoo

Without having much to go on, it would seem to me that you simply don't have a case. Firstly, one solicitor has told you that you don't and given you reasons for his professional opinion. Secondly, another solicitor, having reviewed what you sent, disengaged with you.

This is strongly indicative that you don't have a stateable case.

Igotadose

Thanks. I was interested in working with a solicitor on writing the complaint because I fear the complaint will be rejected and that, well, that'd be bad. Really just looking for a solicitor to help us write the thing.

Would it be sensible to proceed with a complaint, through the appropriate government complaint process, perhaps get rejected and *then* engage a solicitor?

Fred Swanson

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Igotadose

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Can you explain? Thanks.

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Maz2016

Could you contact the Data commissionors office if you really want to pursue it ?