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Upon getting the bundles from the solicitors it was noted that my own son’s bundle had not
been updated since Dec 2015. I tried to add the documents that were missing myself and
make new indexes up but knew there were still missing documents. It was also noticed that
the Respondent bundles we were working from there was around 13 missing statements we
had never seen before all dated before the full hearing on the 03/08/2015 and 04/08/2015 at
the lower court that we had never seen before.
On the 14/10/2016 you were informed of this and ordered the solicitors to attend court I
believe this date was for the 19/10/2016 the Appeal hearing date was also changed to start on
the 17/01/2017 for 3 days.
I tried again to contact the solicitors to work out what was missing so I could add it and they
did not get back to me.
On the 19/10/2016 the solicitors did not turn up at court which you were not please about I
had tried to add and index as much documents as I could but could not be sure 100% if I had
all the missing documents.
A new date was set when again you ordered the solicitors to attend and had also contacted the
new company Miss Ward worked for. Later that day Miss ward contacted me, and we meet to
go over my son’s bundle to check the documents and see if there were
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any missing documents left that needed to be added. Miss ward believed I had covered all the
documents.
Each time this was in court after the 26/09/2016 I informed you I was having a great deal of
trouble finding a new solicitor to take this case on due to it being at appeal stage. On the
19/12/2016 I wrote a letter to you saying I had tried everything and could not get a new
solicitor and asking if the court could help. I got a reply from you from the court on the
21/12/2016 stating.
Good afternoon
Your emailed was placed before HHJ Pawlak who replies:
'We cannot help
1. The Appellants solicitor came off the record at your request not at the direction of the
Court
2. This is the Appellants appeal and it first came before the Court in January 2016
3. The Appellant has had long enough to find a solicitor and/or counsel
4. The Court cannot force a solicitor to act against his will for a client.'
Regards
Susan Sloan Support Services Wood Green Crown Court Woodall House London N22
5LF 0208-826-4121
susan.sloan@hmcts.gsi.gov.uk
Point 1: is incorrect my son did not ask for his solicitors to be taken of record.
Point 2: I believe is also incorrect as this was listed before the court on 26/10/2015.
Point 3: I was doing all I could to find a solicitor and/or counsel. I also cannot force a
solicitor and/or counsel to take an appeal case on and I could not afford to pay for one if I
could have paid for one, I would have done so long ago.
On the 12/01/2017 late in the day as I did not give up trying to get a new solicitor to take this
case on I was given a number for a company called MK-Law I broke down on the phone to
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them as they were the 1 solicitors who even wanted to hear about the case after I said it was
at appeal stage.
They were willing to act as long as legal aid was put in place. I got an email sent to them on
the 13/01/2017 re transferring legal aid as I believed it was still in place with the old
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