How To Use Solicitor In A Sentence

Gulf War veterans fighting to prove hundreds of former servicemen have been crippled and killed by a mysterious syndrome caused by their time in the conflict have been dealt a massive blow - their own solicitors say the case is unprovable.
A conveyancing solicitor isn't going to be much good for you. YESTERDAY'S SHADOW
Solicitors taking a confrontational approach can often inflame the situation rather than calm it. Why Am I Afraid to Divorce?
The documentation for this type of arrangement should be drawn up by a solicitor experienced in such matters.
He was a solicitor and was using my room as a temporary convenience until his new premises were ready. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

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The Act allows, for the first time, children to initiate proceedings and instruct a solicitor to make court applications independently.
Solicitors who handle claimant personal injury claims are shocked. Times, Sunday Times
A letter to Solicitor General Heath, stating that the King desires him to prepare grant of denization to Beaumont. The Records of the Virginia Company of London
However, a solicitor is unlikely to be able to concentrate on advocacy as a barrister can.
A conveyancing solicitor isn't going to be much good for you. YESTERDAY'S SHADOW
The PM has compiled a dossier on solicitors who put innocent soldiers through years of anguish. The Sun
But if lawyers and solicitors wish themselves to be identified as men of noble standing and exemplariness then they deserve the kind of reverence they will yield from the public should they decide to embrace Karpal Singh's call to sieve out bad hats. Malaysiakini :: News
Ms Lisa Sinclair of Counsel is instructed by Davis & Co Solicitors
Where the court has appointed a solicitor the guardian ad litem may apply for termination of his appointment.
Your father-in-law should instruct a solicitor to obtain these. Times, Sunday Times
Both of my roles as city solicitor and stay-at-home mum have been rewarding but I fail to see why my choices were not both valid. Times, Sunday Times
The solicitors have claimed a lien on their file until their fees, which are substantial, are paid.
It would simply be part of the overhead expense incurred by the solicitor in the proper conduct of his practice.
Appoint a solicitor to act on your behalf.
There is a widely held view among solicitors that do-it-yourself wills only result in making lawyers richer.
Lunchtime is the busiest with Temple barristers and solicitors grabbing a quick bite and drink before a dash back to the courts. Times, Sunday Times
The claimant, who had been involved in bitter and protracted partnership disputes relating to the firm of solicitors of which he had formally been a partner, sued the defendant barrister for alleged negligence.
Much to William Pitt's disgust Cator sold the bond by public auction to a solicitor called Yates.
John was furnished with a list of local solicitors.
I think my solicitor gave me the wrong advice.
They've hired a firm of solicitors and an investigator to gather evidence.
To paraphrase the famous saying about individuals acting as their own solicitors, the patient who treats himself has a fool for a doctor. The 8-Week Cholesterol Cure
The solicitor listened with an air of glassy-eyed abstraction.
The solicitors identified thousands of other investors who were in a similar position to me. Times, Sunday Times
The Forces Legal Network has a 24-hour hotline which links callers to solicitors with an expertise in military law.
I see no basis for meaningful comparison between solicitors and mediators.
A force takes footage of the suspected criminal and together with the suspect and their solicitor makes a selection of lookalikes from the thousands of images stored on a national database.
Ministers released the figures days before barristers and solicitors staged their first walkout in protest at cuts to fees. Times, Sunday Times
It will pay for solicitor 's fees and potential loss of earnings if you need to take time off work to sort things out. Times, Sunday Times
If you are in doubt as to any aspect of this document, you should consult your licensed securities dealer, bank manager, solicitor, professional accountant or other professional adviser.
Speaking on behalf of the teenager, who had been brought to court from jail having previously been remanded in custody, solicitor Tom Smith said she had been reconciled with her mother.
She took on the alias in a bid to avoid publicity when dealing with her solicitor Paul Butner.
There were quite a few good modern authors, including some in English; Maigret assumed the solicitor had spoken the language fluently. Maigret and Monsieur Charles
Thus, in the middle of the dinner party, Miles announces that the team of solicitors he works for is called "Nasty, British and Short"; Anna, who bonded with Miles years before over repartee like "you can go assonate yourself", explains puns to Brooke with examples including "there's no business like slow business". There but for the, by Ali Smith – review
This is called the Bar table, and on this side the solicitors who instruct the barristers and prepare their work, they sit there.
The Guardian's Book Review has a review of his new biography of the grumpiest man in popular music, which advises you to snap it up quick before Van's solicitors run their toothcombs over it.
Solicitors say that he is'good both with juries and with judges' and a good tactician. Times, Sunday Times
If you consult a Solicitor, making a will is a simple procedure.
Once the solicitors had been instructed, it seems to me that matters did proceed with sufficient expedition.
Yesterday, my solicitor entered my bed-chamber unsummoned, a presumptuous act for which I once would have had him flayed three times about the court-yard.
He turned and saw a certain Fred Beaucock -- once a promising lawyer's clerk and local dandy, who had been called the cleverest fellow in Sherton, without whose brains the firm of solicitors employing him would be nowhere. The Woodlanders
Many such BESs are small and arranged on a local basis by accountants or solicitors.
A solicitor is not necessarily to be regarded as having misconducted himself by failing to honour an undertaking.
Solicitors may not accept instructions in cases where they would have a conflict of interests.
City have instructed solicitors to examine the claim. Times, Sunday Times
Two days later, I had hand-delivered to me a solicitor's letter making accusations against me that I had defamed the client.
Solicitors acting on behalf of a double murder suspect are to take an appeal against his extradition to the Dutch High Court in The Hague.
Mr Shaw agreed that, if the solicitor did not post such a debit to the office side of the ledger, there would be a credit balance on the office side of the ledger.
Earnings potential is still a higher draw for would-be solicitors than for barristers. Times, Sunday Times
Clients must consult solicitors even if their only need is for an opinion from counsel.
The solicitor We are buying the downstairs flat in a house split into two homes. Times, Sunday Times
Her solicitor - partly responsible for keeping the 24 year-old's spirits high - approves of the abasement and thus advertises to the world that here is a penitent woman.
Solicitors also participate in social activities likely to get them and their firms known to potential clients.
You are strongly advised to consult a solicitor without delay to act for you in your appeal.
But the life of a small-town solicitor, absorbed by matters of conveyancing and probate, settled on Henry Beard an even greater tranquillity.
Your solicitor may also have to contact other solicitors for information about your property. Times, Sunday Times
Yet back home firms were left counting the cost, with some left bankrupt and one firm of solicitors alone stung for 2.2million. The Sun
A solicitor will help you navigate the complex legal system.
Secondly, it was a case in which the claimants did not have the means to instruct solicitors to conduct the proceedings on their behalf. Times, Sunday Times
It would simply be part of the overhead expense incurred by the solicitor in the proper conduct of his practice.
They've hired a firm of solicitors and an investigator to gather evidence.
Inevitably, banks and solicitors will err on the side of caution and decline to proceed with transactions. Times, Sunday Times
The maximum level of compensation to be paid to clients by their solicitors for inadequate professional service is to be increased from April next year.
Solicitors may be appointed to positions in industry, and remarks made previously in relation to barristers apply equally to solicitors.
His adoptive parents were solicitors from Leicestershire. Times, Sunday Times
Her solicitor said she may take legal action. Times, Sunday Times
Typically, a solicitor will offer several magazines for a low weekly or monthly fee.
The first misconception is that legal study at university is exclusively for students who intend becoming solicitors or advocates.
The judges said this was an impressive innovation that ensures all parties gain from the system, including solicitors, clients and the insurance companies. Computing
The best way of finding a solicitor is through personal recommendation.
I think I have found the best way to handle telephone solicitors.
He was chosen the first solicitor of the city, and a member of the first board of trustees of the public library.
Residential solicitors and valuation surveyors are colluding to ensure that the current unfair and expensive system is maintained.
Rather than staying cozily in Mr.. Baird's parlor to be entertained by stereopticon views of Perth Harbor, though, Frank chose to keep his appointment for sherry with Mr. Bainbridge, a solicitor with an interest in local historical records. Sick Cycle Carousel
Last week Midlothian council said its solicitors would seek a judicial review and an interdict to block the referendum.
She does not say what particular instructions the solicitors received.
And if that's not bad enough, now I've got telephone solicitors calling me for charity donations.
Your father-in-law should instruct a solicitor to obtain these. Times, Sunday Times
All that happened was that the solicitor did nothing at all for a period of time, with the result that the testator died before his new testamentary intentions could be implemented in place of the old.
There were a couple of computer solicitors, and Fred called a bunch of times.
He was the son of a solicitor who became the director of a brickworks.
The point is that there will be all sorts of lapses on the part of solicitors which amount to professional misconduct.
During that time three solicitors were, he alleges, unlawfully granted powers to administer the estate.
The family has instructed solicitors to sue Thomson for compensation.
The solicitor should not be exposed to two separate actions for the identical loss.
The two sides of the profession, barristers and solicitors, continue to exist, and both have expanded numerically.
In this area, solicitors can specialise in matters such as child care and other areas which specifically relate to local government.
These should be in some of the documentation the solicitor provides from the seller. Times, Sunday Times
It has at least two vital jobs to do representing solicitors and working on law reform in the public interest. Times, Sunday Times
You will still have to pay solicitor 's fees and stamp duty, as with buying a home outright. Times, Sunday Times
If a complaint is upheld, the society may reprimand the solicitor in writing or ask its disciplinary tribunal to consider an allegation of misconduct.
At the end of your training contract you may apply for admission as a solicitor.
Days before his death, Mrs West had gone to see a solicitor about beginning divorce proceedings.
I will instruct my solicitor to proceed with the preparation of draft contracts.
Many instructing solicitors, and younger colleagues at the bar, speak of the encouragement he gave them. Times, Sunday Times
She had joined the profession late after quitting a career in banking to qualify as a solicitor in 1994.
The Government plans to remove the statutory barrier to the formation of partnerships between solicitors and non-solicitors.
You should take advice from your solicitor. Times, Sunday Times
She went to see a solicitor off her own bat.
Lunchtime is the busiest with Temple barristers and solicitors grabbing a quick bite and drink before a dash back to the courts. Times, Sunday Times
Mr Haughey's solicitors dispute this conclusion and argue the monies came through Mr Traynor.
Furthermore, many lenders will make a contribution towards remortgaging costs by paying solicitor fees.
Prospective buyers in those counties should have the position over crofting clarified by their solicitor before proceeding. Times, Sunday Times
A solicitor was instructed to draw up a new will for the testator.
In addition we have received written and oral submissions by Mr Timothy King QC, instructed by the Treasury Solicitor to assist the Court as an amicus.
I've instructed my solicitor to appeal. The Sun
Mr. Rich, as solicitor general, I appoint you and Mr. Cromwell to head a commission of oyer and terminer to investigate whether these offenses be true. The Tudors: King Takes Queen
Should you be able to sue barristers and solicitors who are negligent in acting for you in a legal case?
In the meantime, the solicitor intended administering the estate on behalf of the family.
We are second in the list of bodies consulted for employment guidance, after solicitors, and they often telephone our helpline when they advise clients. Times, Sunday Times
About 64 young solicitors and barristers have taken part. Times, Sunday Times
He'd been a solicitor's clerk when he decided to emigrate to America. THE AMBASSADOR'S WOMEN
This Act of Parliament guaranteed solicitors a monopoly on particular legal services.
In an appropriate case a bank will require a mortgage to be explained by a solicitor to the borrower. 7.
Police would begin by warning sidewalk solicitors that they are in violation of vagrancy laws.
[A solicitor] may be engaged to perform tasks which are connected with the running of the affairs of his principal.
He refused to speak to inquiry agents sent by his solicitors to obtain a proof of evidence and she was reduced to tape recording in conference.
The chief state solicitor would then apply to the High Court for arrest warrants for the three, which would trigger a hearing of the court.
First, solicitor-client privilege applies only to confidential communications between the client and his solicitor.
If you instruct a solicitor you will have to pay the costs yourself. Times, Sunday Times
I'll ask my solicitor to make a deed of transfer.
The centre hopes to give assistance in an area where legal aid solicitors are hard to find.
Anyone who has moved house, remortgaged, or had to draw up a party wall agreement with their neighbours recently don't get me started will know that even corresponding with a solicitor, let alone engaging their "help", can be a costly and frustrating business. Even Mervyn King is losing faith in Osborne
A letter written by a solicitor or a lawyer. Times, Sunday Times
It has to be said that a solicitor could simply take custody of a building society passbook to prevent a client from having access to his savings if that was what the client required.
For these men to even admit they have been hit by their wives is harrowing, never mind having to seek help from the police or a woman solicitor.
Police officers from the organized crime branch have raided solicitors' offices in central London.
Another problem solicitors face is the hurdles they have to jump to get legal aid for appeal cases.
In most cases I was allowed to read the case file as well as to observe solicitor-client encounters and to attend court.
On 30 June the Solicitors remitted the full purchase price of £102,000 to the Vendor's solicitors.
Instead of buying through an immobilier, or estate agent, you can use a notaire, a conveyancing solicitor employed by the French government. A Buyer's Guide to France
She's had a very good job with a local firm of solicitors.
We always recommend that before instructing a solicitor buyers look at feedback online. Times, Sunday Times
This morning we received written confirmation that HMRC have instructed their solicitors to dismiss the petition. Times, Sunday Times
The solicitor's advice gave me food for thought.
The defending solicitor told the court that, since the incident, the defendant hadn't been involved in such matters at all.
Replacing the receiver, he thought urgently of some second-choice number where there would be no answer out of office hours and decided on his solicitor: Those buggers hardly ever turned up even _within _office hours. Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
I will not hesitate to seek for an immediate legal redress through my solicitors for any consequential loss.
Later on the same day, the required documentation was sent by the plaintiff's solicitor to defence counsel.
A solicitor should never advocate his client's case in the media.
I cannot afford the costs of a solicitor so I represent myself. The Sun
He also said the allegations of bugging of conversations between solicitors and clients at Letterkenny Garda Station could be examined by the tribunal.
The Direction G'entrale referred to a formal letter of the solicitors of the estate of Hugh Fraser Johnstone, deceased, totally repudiating the four unaccepted drafts of five thousand pounds sterling each, and legally notifying the Direction of an intended suit to recover from the payee and the in-dorser, the first draft for five thousand pounds paid before Executor Andrew Fraser had filed his objections with Messrs. Glyn, Carr & Glyn. A Fascinating Traitor An Anglo-Indian Story
In particular, the costs to be allowed to a solicitor litigant in person are to be subject to the two thirds restriction.
His duties are defined by the terms of the agreed retainer.… the solicitor has only to expend time and effort in what he has been engaged to do and for which the client has agreed to pay.
Another of the Palace Barracks guns, a Browning automatic pistol, was used to assassinate Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane.
Emily Park, 28, is a single mother to eight-year-old Joseph, and works for a firm of solicitors in York, where she lives in a rented terraced house. Almost all UK families have 'inadequate financial protection'
My solicitor is drawing up the contract.
Consult a solicitor who is personally recommended to you.
It appears that solicitors Matheson Ormsby Prentice were retained to provide advice on the framing of the legislation.
The court was packed throughout the day-long hearing, and Sonia Sutcliffe sat alongside her solicitor carefully taking notes on a clipboard.
Solicitors were instructed with a view to selling the house and clearing the mortgage. Times, Sunday Times
If you are actually going to court, you will need the expert advice only a solicitor who knows your case can give.
In their letter, the solicitors did not disclose that there had been a release of all claims against Mr. Mahmoud.
They will now have to wait to hear whether solicitors acting on behalf of the accused man ask for a second post-mortem examination.
A conveyancing solicitor isn't going to be much good for you. YESTERDAY'S SHADOW
In the meantime, the solicitor intended administering the estate on behalf of the family.
Where a guardian ad litem has been appointed the solicitor must take instructions from the guardian.
Michael is a briefless solicitor afraid of commitment to his girlfriend.
We say that the solicitor was engaged and then briefed a barrister.
The question before us does not depend on the privileges of a solicitor.
He was born at Blackrock, near Dublin, into a cultured family: his father (a solicitor) and his brother (an architect) were good amateur watercolourists.
The government "follows the best of our traditions" when it relieves burdens on religious practice for all religions, not just "majoritarian" ones, the acting solicitor general, Paul D. Catering to religious constituents and ignoring federalism values: the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act.
In any event even if they themselves were a firm of solicitors their agreement would be champertous.
It was nine-tenths of my cred as a commercial solicitor.
A letter written by a solicitor or a lawyer. Times, Sunday Times
Instead of buying through an immobilier, or estate agent, you can use a notaire, a conveyancing solicitor employed by the French government. A Buyer's Guide to France
The Commissioner supported the application and a solicitor was appointed.
My instructing solicitor spoke to the applicant this morning.
Solicitors taking a confrontational approach can often inflame the situation rather than calm it. Why Am I Afraid to Divorce?
After more objections from the Attorney-General and Solicitor General, the Court held the witness's testimony inadmissible.
The work of a solicitor is roughly equivalent to that of a French “notaire”. Archive 2010-03-01
In police custody, his solicitors came with a digital camera and took nineteen photographs of his injuries.
The Petitioner's solicitor did request an adjournment to examine the Respondent.
Independence - solicitors may not be tied agents or appointed representatives of, for example, a life assurance company.
Mr Clarke was accompanied by a solicitor and was cautioned by the coroner before taking the stand.
In one exercise, they caught a solicitor, a doctor, two bank clerks and an accountant for ‘short fares’.
He stared intently at the magistrates' bench and his defence solicitor throughout the case and spoke only to confirm his name and address.
There were ‘proceedings’ in being at the very moment that the plaintiff made his affidavit and his solicitor lodged it with the registrar.
A solicitor will advise on the different reliefs and allowances which may be available.
My wife's solicitor was anxious to spin things out for as long as possible.
According to many solicitors specialising in the field, the key context for the problem was the dash into deregulation and e-commerce earlier this decade. Times, Sunday Times
Your surveyor or solicitor can attend the sale and bid on your behalf.
The Solicitor-General for the Commonwealth says that the question of ordinary annual services is not justiciable in the courts of this country.
A solicitor acting on his own behalf has an even higher duty to behave with the utmost propriety than he would if he were representing clients in a similar transaction.
The claimants' solicitors had been instructed under conditional fee agreements. Times, Sunday Times
The estate agent hadn't been authorised by the solicitor to release the keys to us yet.
The Solicitor General's advice that the war was legitimate finally convinced Short to stay.
Later on the same day, the required documentation was sent by the plaintiff's solicitor to defence counsel.
Where the outcome of the Legal Proceedings is not a Success the Insurer shall have the right to have the Insured's Solicitor's bills taxed or assessed on the standard basis.
That same year, Gold and other solicitors raised $356,000 in Shiloh's name. MITCH GOLD
The practising solicitor is constantly concerned with what some people would consider to be trifles. Archive 2009-04-01
In setting out general guidelines for a solicitor negotiating on behalf of a plaintiff, Pritchard counsels caution.
She added that she would be consulting a solicitor about possible legal action if it were found that she had appeared on film.
The solicitor's advice gave me food for thought.

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