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Madam Zelda · Joined: 07 Jan 2008 Posts: 2 Location: Bristol

Hi, long time reader, first time poster here - I hope somebody can help.

I have a friend of a friend who has offered to act on my behalf in a pending legal case but somebody has advised me that, eventhough he consistently uses the phase "I'm a Lawer by trade", he isn't actually qualified - is there any way I can find out without him knowing that I'm checking up on hm ?

thescruff · Moderator Joined: 03 May 2003 Posts: 4249 Location: Bath

Yes, all Solicitors have to be registered by law Laughing

it actually costs about 20K a year.

A google should throw something up, I will look later tonight as well.

That was easy Laughing

http://www.lawsociety.org.uk/home.law

Other resources include:

http://www.martindale.com -

a directory of lawyers throughout the world.
- Legal 500, listing all the biggest international law firms.

Madam Zelda · Joined: 07 Jan 2008 Posts: 2 Location: Bristol

Hi & Thanks for your help.

He doesn't seem to appear on any of these so I assume that this means either he has never been qualified or that he has stopped practising / renewing his registration.

Not that it really matters as I won't be using him now but I wonder whether there's any way I could find out whether he has EVER been a qualified solicitor or whether the whole things has been a fabrication from the start - would anyone know ?

I know my friend rely's on him quite a bit for advice and I wouldn't like her to be taken for a ride any longer if he's never been qualified.

Thanks again.

thescruff · Moderator Joined: 03 May 2003 Posts: 4249 Location: Bath

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