Are solicitors letters confidential?
Are solicitors letters confidential?
According to Solicitors’ Code of Conduct your solicitor will be bound by a duty of confidentiality and he should therefore not make any unnecessary disclosures about your case. He on the other hand has a duty of disclosure which makes him disclose information if the court so orders.
Can a solicitor be rude in their correspondence to the recipient?
We don’t know whether this search was from a solicitor proposing to be rude, or the recipient of a letter thought to be offensive. This question of courtesy (or at least the absence of rudeness) in correspondence is an issue has been discussed several times on this blog. Every sensible person cautions against rudeness.
Is it legal to ignore a solicitors letter?
Your’e not legally obliged to respond to any letter from a solicitor. However, if there is an issue ignoring it won’t make it go away. Bottom line is that if the solicitor has raised an issue with you and requested a resonse, then if you fail to respond the issue is likely to progress further.
Do you have to respond to a solictors letter?
Click to expand… Legally am I obliged to respond to the solictors letter, sent by e-mail. In e-mail received there was a receipt for registered letter, but the address used was not my registered address, so I didnt receive the letter. No. You are not obliged to respond to any letter let alone a solicitors letter.
What did the SDT say about solicitors in person?
In a recent decision, the SDT fined a solicitor for his heated and abusive exchange of emails with a litigant in person, calling this ‘completely unacceptable’. The SDT said it was the solicitor’s responsibility to maintain his professionalism regardless of what that person may have done.”
We don’t know whether this search was from a solicitor proposing to be rude, or the recipient of a letter thought to be offensive. This question of courtesy (or at least the absence of rudeness) in correspondence is an issue has been discussed several times on this blog. Every sensible person cautions against rudeness.
Is it illegal to receive an anonymous letter?
Community Answer. Sending anonymous letters through the post is legal. On the other hand, sending threatening anonymous letters is illegal. If you ever receive an threatening anonymous letter by email, public post, etc., consider going to the nearest police office to file a report.
Why is my Neighbour sending me threatening letters?
Hi, I am having solicitors letter from my neighbour which to me are bullying and threatening. The solicitor is her friend and I think she isn’t even paying for these letters which seem to say exactly what she wants them to.
In a recent decision, the SDT fined a solicitor for his heated and abusive exchange of emails with a litigant in person, calling this ‘completely unacceptable’. The SDT said it was the solicitor’s responsibility to maintain his professionalism regardless of what that person may have done.”