2pints-mate 0 Posted July 11, 2004 Share Posted July 11, 2004 How many times have we heard that in a movie or on telly? So do people in real life "have a laywer"? I certainly don't. And none of the people I know do either. Link to post Share on other sites
kintaro 0 Posted July 11, 2004 Share Posted July 11, 2004 I do. I have a good lawyer. But, having gone to law school, almost all of my friends are lawyers. I recently settled a case with Northwest Airlines - a non-disclosure settlement. My lawyer was very helpful. Sometimes all it takes is a law office letter head along with a letter to intimidate or otherwise persuade someone or some entity to cooperate. The cost of litigation is outrageous. It is sometimes quite beneficial/ cost effective to know a lawyer. Link to post Share on other sites
jstepp 0 Posted July 12, 2004 Share Posted July 12, 2004 I dont know many people who have a certain lawyer, I think though in many situations people just say that because they have a right for an attorney to be present. Link to post Share on other sites
r45 4 Posted July 12, 2004 Share Posted July 12, 2004 Why would I need to have a lawyer? Link to post Share on other sites
jstepp 0 Posted July 12, 2004 Share Posted July 12, 2004 If you dont know your own rights, which many people dont. Link to post Share on other sites
r45 4 Posted July 12, 2004 Share Posted July 12, 2004 Well if thats the case, I'll be sure to call up some expensive laywer tomorrow. I hope they give me a good price to tell me all about my own rights. Rights about what, exactly? Link to post Share on other sites
jstepp 0 Posted July 13, 2004 Share Posted July 13, 2004 If you get yourself into any kind of trouble, or disputes that involve jail, court, or anything that involves the judicial system, call a lawyer to help you out. Dont call a lawyer just for the hell of it, where are you from? and what kind of legal system does your country have? I feel like I'm explaining this to a child. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted July 13, 2004 Share Posted July 13, 2004 I had some trouble in Japan that required a bit of extra leverage. My missus found a legal company on the web that offered fantastic service. You had to fill in an online form describing the case, and within 24 hours, the company provided you with a free legal opinion (about one A4 page of densely written, detailed opinion). They asked only that, if the opinion happened to be useful, you wire them 3,000 yen at your own convenience. So we summarized the opinion and sent it to the enemy saying "This is what our lawyer says", and the enemy capitulated immediately, paying out a considerable settlement. It was 3,000 yen very well spent. Link to post Share on other sites
2pints-mate 0 Posted July 13, 2004 Author Share Posted July 13, 2004 Yes. Oh gosh. The simple point was this. You often see people saying "I'm going to call my lawyer". As if they have one waiting in the wings, you know someone they talk with often and do a lot of dealings with, etc Anyway, its hardly important!! Link to post Share on other sites
2pints-mate 0 Posted July 13, 2004 Author Share Posted July 13, 2004 Nice one Ocean11! (I'll keep that in mind. If I'm in Japan. And need a lawyer. ) Link to post Share on other sites
kintaro 0 Posted July 13, 2004 Share Posted July 13, 2004 Ocean, could you post the legal companies website for us? Or give us the name of the company? Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted July 13, 2004 Share Posted July 13, 2004 Kintaro, I wish I could but we lost all the data when my wife's crappy Sotec laptap gave up the ghost, and she can't remember the company. I'll ask again and see if I can find it in a search. 2pints,mate, people who are in business for themselves or who have been employed for a long time (basically people who are playing with bigger stakes) have to consult lawyers from time to time, and usually stick with one they can trust. Plus they like the sound of their own voice saying "I'll have to consult my lawyer". Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted July 13, 2004 Share Posted July 13, 2004 Quote: basically people who are playing with bigger stakes That must be why lots of Americans have their own laywers... I hear they have big steaks over there. Link to post Share on other sites
kintaro 0 Posted July 13, 2004 Share Posted July 13, 2004 You're too kind Rach...but yes, many of us do have rather large "steaks" Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted July 13, 2004 Share Posted July 13, 2004 Steaks meaning fat arse, right? Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted July 13, 2004 Share Posted July 13, 2004 You're on good form today, gg. Sounds like a good service that Ocean11. I know no lawyers and hope I never really need to. Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted July 13, 2004 Share Posted July 13, 2004 Someone threatened to sue me a while ago. His man sent me a letter saying unless I did Z, Y, and Z then they would take the matter to court. Everyone told me to 'get a laywer'. I simply rang his laywer and explained exactly why his client was a moron thug using intimidation tactics with zero case and then sent him a copy of my thoughts on paper for his records. I didnt hear a word from them again. Link to post Share on other sites
scoobydoo 0 Posted July 13, 2004 Share Posted July 13, 2004 Yes, people are always trying to sue me too. I have the same strategy - get onto their lawyer and tell them where to put it. Link to post Share on other sites
rachael 0 Posted July 13, 2004 Share Posted July 13, 2004 You all must be so nasty! Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted July 14, 2004 Share Posted July 14, 2004 The only lawyer I've ever spoken with is a mate of mine. My parents needed one quite a while back though because of some funny stuff going on at work. It took ages to get everything settled, but they won in the end. Hurrah! Then if I remember correctly, my dad sued the lawyer for being a chump. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted July 14, 2004 Share Posted July 14, 2004 My parents did the same sort of thing. They had a builder in to do some work which he botched. So they got another builder in as an expert witness, and sued the first builder. They won damages. As the expert witness seemed like a good bloke, they hired him to fix up the original job. He botched it too. So by now they had become rather expert at this particular aspect of building, and acting as their own expert witnesses, they sued the second builder and won damages again. Goddamn litigious middle-class people eh? Link to post Share on other sites
LiquidX 0 Posted July 14, 2004 Share Posted July 14, 2004 Why are builders such serial-botchers. (Sorry if there's any builders here ) Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted July 14, 2004 Share Posted July 14, 2004 Part of the job. As well as the "show your bottom" jeans, beer gut and lovely tattoos. Link to post Share on other sites
Curt 1 Posted July 14, 2004 Share Posted July 14, 2004 I speak with my lawyer a few times a week. She's my sister. Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 I wonder if lawyers often get sued? And who represents them? A colleague? I should watch more LA Law or The Practice perhaps/ Link to post Share on other sites
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