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From: JOSEPHINE WARD [josephinewardsolicitor@gmail.com]
Sent: 02 February 2014 14:31
To: too smooth; Lorraine Cordell
Subject: Simon Cordell ­ application to transfer legal representation
Simon

Further to your telephone conversation with me today during which you have accused me of not
representing you correctly and not defending your case properly you leave me with little choice but to
list the case at Woolwich Crown Court in order that your legal representation order can be revoked.

I am cancelling your 2pm confernece with me for Tuesday 4th February 2014.

I am not prepared to be subjected to threats about you blackening my name over Facebook. I work
very hard for all my clients and my track record as a Criminal Defence Solicitors attests to that.

I have represented you since you were a juvenile to the best of my abilities and I have never not
defended a client properly or tried my best for my client.

You stated that during the telephone conversation that the Judge asked you to change your solicitors at
the last bail hearing on Christmas Eve. As you are aware I was on annual leave from 23rd December
2013. I made the bail variation as requested and you were not happy as the court did not suspend your
curfew. That is the simple fact of the matter here. You also stated that during a conference with Jemi,
the barrister that I appointed for you that he also advised you that I was a poor solicitor and not acting
in your best interests. You only raised this today and I will most certainly be taking this accusation up
with Jemi and his clerks. I asked you to confirm this in writing and you have refused to do this. I
again ask you to confirm this in writing as Jemi will have to respond to this allegation. I will be
asking Jemi and his clerks to comment on the allegations that you have made. You will of course
appreciate that if Jemi does not agree with your accusations that he will probably refuse to represent
you. You are accusing him of slandering my reputation by saying that Jemi says I am not
representing you properly and that he advised you to change your solicitors.

With regards to your complaint in relation to the bail variation you were asked in a number of emails
to provide full details of your plans, venues etc and you did not do this instead you shouted down the
phone and refused to give specific instructions. When you eventually did give the requested
information it was too late to apply to have the bail position varied. I suspect you know what the
court's attitude to the requested variation would be in any event.

With regards to the request for the original receipt I have to provide this to the court in an addendum
to your defence case statement and the police will then make their enquiries.

I am sorry that this position has arisen but you have left me little choice in the matter. I wish you
good luck with your case and I will confirm the date that your case is listed for the revocation of legal
aid. I will aim fro Tuesday or Wednesday of this coming week.

Can you please confirm by return email the advice that Jemi gave you at your conference at Isleworth
Crown Court and also please confirm why it took you so long to raise it with me. You telephoned me
on a Sunday, reserved for emergency phone calls. You should have raised it back when you had the
conference with Jemi. You have raised it now and I will deal with the accusations now.

I await hearing from you by return email with regards to Jemi.

Regards

Josephine Ward
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