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Dear Our Lawyer,
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In June 1974, a tree root from the garden next door grew through the side
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of our new polystyrene pond, causing subsidence to a gnome. My neighbour
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refused to compensate me for the disaster, and my solicitor sought counsel's
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advice. He recommended that I go to court; the case took five days, mainly
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because a number of what my counsel described as fascinating legal points were
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involved, and I lost it. Costs ran to five figures.
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As I was short of money, I sought time to pay, and took a second job as a
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nightwatchman, where, after three days, I was struck on the head with a lead
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pipe. The company dismissed me, and counsel insisted that I sue them for
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unfair dismissal. During the hearing, it transpired that I had been asleep
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when struck on said head; the dismissal was upheld, and costs were given
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against me. They were also given against me in the case I was advised to
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bring against my other employer who had dismissed me on the grounds that I had
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been off work for two weeks to attend a hearing about being unfairly dismissed
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from my second job.
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Now unemployed, I could not find new work due to shooting pains in head
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where it had made contact with lead pipe; my lawyer sought compensation from
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the Criminal Injuries Board, unsuccessfully, for which I had to pay him a
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considerable fee. I was forced to sell my house, but did not get as much as
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I had hoped because of legal fees involved, and since my wife did not fancy
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living in two rooms, she left me, and sued for divorce on grounds of cruelty.
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My lawyer strongly recommended that I defend the action, which I lost, the
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costs being awarded to my wife, and as I left the court I tripped on a broken
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paving-stone and dislocated my hip. My barrister, who had seen the incident,
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immediately initiated a negligence suit against Westminster Council, who not
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only won, but also successfully counterclaimed on the grounds that my hip had
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struck a litter-bin as I fell which was damaged beyond repair.
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So was my him; but the Medical Defence Union, defending the doctor I had
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been advised to sue for malpractice, employed the services of three QC's, and
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I had no chance, since I was now heavily overdrawn and could only afford to
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defend the action myself. The case ran for three weeks, due to all the time
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I spent limping backwards and forwards across the court.
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I am about to go bankrupt. What I want to know is, is it possible to sue
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a barrister?
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