corrupt solictiors

My final comment on this thread and its aim is to try and add balance for new members who will read this thread.

Solicitors are regulated by the solicitors regulatory authority those found guilty of misconduct or incompetence are removed from the solicitors roll meaning they can no longer practice career over.

Barristers who do the same are disbarred, many are suspended at the point of complaint, the panel who decide their fate is made up of laypersons and lawyers to be balanced.

All lawyers carry hefty indemnity insurance so if mistakes are made the person wronged can sue for what is often a large sum.

This is not a defense of the legal system just an attempt to give those who need lawyers some confidence should problems arise.

Whilst I am sure there are plenty of incompetent and/or corrupt lawyers it is as well to remember that law is not a science with obviously right and wrong answers. If we were all reasonable well balanced human beings we wouldn't need a legal system. But we aren't so we do, and any system designed by a human is going to be flawed.

I have found Charles' contributions enormously useful and as free of lawyer jargon as it is possible to be.

Little,

I think the debate is wider than that.

For me it is the fact that we must use solicitors and spend so much money when there is no quality control, no guarantees, and no fallback if things go wrong.

I hired 2 solicitors in good faith. One was the best mate of a good friend of mine and has qualifications coming out of his ears. It still left me in the position where me and my kids will be homeless if my house sells, and I have no access to my ex's pension either. I can't house my children adequately, my ex cares not a toss, and he made that happen through the court!

The system is wrong, and that's no fault of any one individual, but to moan when people complain because things are so rubbish is also a bit rich.

So, what counts as incompetence? Has anyone actually had a solicitor or barrister suspended?

Incompetence usually amounts to negligence which is covered by professional indemnity insurance. Where there is dishonesty, failure to adhere to professional standards or failure to act as is expected by an officer of the court the SRA can step in and deal with the solicitor as it sees fit.

www.sra.org.uk/SDT/

Charles

Arnie Saccnuson wrote:

you know full well that around 40% of solicitors in divorce fall below the required standard.

I'm not sure where this figure comes from. What do you mean by the required standard?

How many quality of outcome surveys have the divorce solicitors carried out in the last 100 years???

My employer sends these out regularly on a rolling randomised basis. The marketing department has control of the task to ensure the selection process is fair.

It is all about QUALITY SYSTEMS, British Industry is built upon them, Our Armed Services excel at them, the medical profession has them but not the legal profession...

LEXCEL? www.lexcel.co.uk/

Charles