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Barrister and solictor at meeting
Hi Could anyone tell me is it normal practice to have a litigation executive at a pre-trial meeting with a barrister. I was told it should have been my solicitor not a litigation executive. marshan11
09/08/08 21:52 Cads on file
Hi My litigation executive had cads in my file but never showed them to me. In these cads the person was recorded on mobile telephone saying he did not want to make a complaint. I was never shown these until I ... [more] marshan11
09/08/08 16:57 Adjournment
Hi If you are to come to court and you feel that your defence is not ready can you ask for a adjournment. Who do you ask ,I asked my litigation executive and he said the court would not allow it. marshan11
09/08/08 16:46 Criminal Injuries compensation
Hi Everyone! Just a quick question please! Can a person who has been the victim of an assault which caused injury (fractured skull), claim criminal injuries compensation if the assailant has an appeal... [more] cherrypoker
09/08/08 13:58 Solicitor withheld information
I recently asked my solicitor for all my case file as I had been told they keep back information by Citizens advice. This was correct they had cads and medical reports that would have helped me in court. Would t... [more] marshan11
09/08/08 11:41 british justice not.....
can someone please tell me why a person can attack a person from behind for no reason with crow bar neally killing them half his skull missing and he gets 14 months and serves just 6 of them police then say he ... [more] chaanddec
08/08/08 23:31 GBH with intent
My friend has been charged with GBH with intent for biting someones lip while they were fighting, can anyone tell me how long he will be looking at getting, theres no evidence but he was picked out of the id parade sarah400
07/08/08 13:43 Family Debt from a previous marriage
My father had a lot of debt and I am sure he still has but he divorced my mother almost 10 years ago and disappeared. I heard he has remarried and has a child. I am now married. Is there anyway that the government w... [more] vathos
06/08/08 18:22 Crown Court conviction rates
Hi Does anyone know what rate of not guilty verdicts are reached in Crown Court? SHELLP
06/08/08 16:02 Barrister never turned up to meeting before trial
Hi I was recently involved in a court case at crown court I was granted legal aid I pleaded not guilty from day one the litigation executive said before the trial I could have a meeting with my chosen barrister this... [more] marshan11
05/08/08 21:42 starting a prison sentence..
someone I know has committed a large scale fraud. he has entered a guilty plea at magistrates court and the hearing will be in a few weeks at crown court. he is expecting a prison sentence. so far he has had uncondi... [more] sara3
05/08/08 09:03 driving ban
has anyone been banned from driving, appealled against the suspension, applied to the court to have the driving ban suspended pending the appeal and got the licence back, if so how long did it take to have the suspe... [more] raantheman
04/08/08 18:43 Car used in murder -for sale
A car is for sale on ebay in which 3 people were murdered some 5 yrs ago - what happens to crime scene evidence such as this car ?- arnt they destroyed after policeforensics have finished with them?- who has final ... [more] tali1
04/08/08 16:46 banned from driving
i have been banned from driving for touting for hire i dide not do it. i am a disabled driver and i need my car so i have appealed against the magistrates decision but i need my car for mobility so any advise on how... [more] raantheman
04/08/08 16:33 magistrates court
i was convicted a horseferry road magistrates but i want to make an appeal against a driving ban do i have to go to horseferry road to make the appeal or can i do it at any court including the county court and how l... [more] raantheman
04/08/08 16:09 Adjournment in court
My ex partner was in magistrates court yesterday for committal to crown. The court liasion officer rang me and said it had been adjourned until 15.8.08 (2 weeks). He didnt say why this was as this was supposed to be... [more] SHELLP
02/08/08 13:34 Assault /threats viewed on TV
Watching Panaroma and was offended by a thug who first openly threatned the reporter and then later assaulted him on camera -Hypothetical question - can i legally make a complaint to the police for the action to ... [more] tali1
02/08/08 00:37 14 year old girl pregnant by 15 year old boy is it illegal
A 14 year old girl pregnant by 15 year old boy, i thought this was illegal and the boy should get done? But im confused, as the girls mother has had problems and social services are involved, social services hav... [more] ayjay
30/07/08 22:54 advice about character references
Please can anyone give me - or point me to - some general advice about getting character references for court, eg: Who should they be from (does it matter what is their profession, how they know me, can they be r... [more] user1
30/07/08 21:25 Will my brother get a custodial sentence?
My brother was arrested (first time ever been in trouble) at 18 having driven two so called mates to a house which they proceeded to burgle. He says that half way there they told him that they were going to do a ho... [more] brookes1971
30/07/08 19:05
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