(the law{society} is an ass)
People who know me well, will be aware of my utter anathema for all members of the legal profession. Read to the end and tell me I’m wrong.
I may paraphrase slightly….
You know it’s serious when it actually comes by recorded delivery. And you might wonder why the Law Society of Scotland, would be writing to you.
[The law Society of Scotland is a body which exists to keep the names of lawyers who are it members out of the public domain, whenever they have been a bit naughty. I happen to be aware that not long ago here was some considerable outcry in the legal world at the enormous costs they were being asked to bear due to the large number of members who had done something bad – my how I laughed]
Dear Unsuspecting Bastard…we are writing to tell you that the company you entrusted to oversee the buying of your house, has ceased trading { I looked into this a bit more -“ceased trading” is tru-ish. Outside agents were compelled to step in and take over after one of the key partners “did a runner”. Ceased trading has more voluntary sound to it …}.
Why would the demise of a company I vastly overpaid five years ago matter? Turns out they were still holding a small sum of money as credit in our name!
Hooray???-no
The sum (by complete chance) seems to be equal to the payment for a specific tiny inconsequential, uttterly required legal registration. So it might just be possible, that this particular piece of work was not done.
Of course by it’s own rules, The Law Society cannot actually just tell me if this is done or not, only that it might not be, or it might. I can only find out, by consutling with another company of solicitors, who, for a fee, will establish if we actually do own the house,or not, on some trivial technicality.
If, in the unlikely event say, that the piece of work is somehow not done, my new solicitors would be happy to carry it out, at a new and vastly inflated price, plus some consideration for their precious time, and in that case, and that case only, I may apply to the Law Society to transfer the small sum of money to the new solicitors, (why do I suspect-with the application of a small fee?). In no event will any funds be transferable to me personally.
No, the law society cannot, themsleves, do any of these things, or answer any meaningful questions, or reccommmend anyone to do this (What do you mean you don’t have a solicitor?).
Of course this missive does not arrive alone. I also get my “likely to be called as a witness card” for the High Court proceedings against the drunk driver who totalled my parked car.
I’m am not averse to this, but – I must now, in writing, clarify every day in May and June which I would be unable to attend, AND, provide substantiative proofs (already booked airline tickets, confirmed hospital appointments).
There is of course the worry that the case may break down in the absence of my damning testimony (already recorded in several places) ” I was asleep, the crash woke me up. By the time I was dressed the perpetrator had already been removed from the scene.”
I am wondering how they will repsond to my detailed, and (changing) 24/7 rolling shifts…
With respect to the Law Society, I can see only one option…
“Don Corleone, on the occasion of your daughters wedding I bring a gift, and beg a favour…”
Next week on IaDL : Legal things come in three’s?
Dalmallyfest the Asylum 