Emma100000
New Member
Hi everyone,
I just wanted to know whether a Solicitor is necessary?
Please share your experiences about whether you used one, costs involved and what benefit there was to having one.
I have been advised that they may be able to get the ban length reduced, but my partner is due in court next week for the 2nd time in 10yrs so it seems that a 3yr ban is the minimum ban anyway.
We are short of money, but just over the Legal Aid cut -off and so I dont know whether we should spend such a lot of money (quotes have been £600+) - I guess it all depends on what the Solicitor can do.
We dont have access to any spare money, and with the fine that he will get (advised around £500 is normal for this conviction), we are going to find it almost impossble to find over £1000.
Hope someone can help us as we really dont know what to do. I am keen to support him, but cant help feel that I do not want to borrow this money off family just to shave a few months off his ban.
Thanks
I just wanted to know whether a Solicitor is necessary?
Please share your experiences about whether you used one, costs involved and what benefit there was to having one.
I have been advised that they may be able to get the ban length reduced, but my partner is due in court next week for the 2nd time in 10yrs so it seems that a 3yr ban is the minimum ban anyway.
We are short of money, but just over the Legal Aid cut -off and so I dont know whether we should spend such a lot of money (quotes have been £600+) - I guess it all depends on what the Solicitor can do.
We dont have access to any spare money, and with the fine that he will get (advised around £500 is normal for this conviction), we are going to find it almost impossble to find over £1000.
Hope someone can help us as we really dont know what to do. I am keen to support him, but cant help feel that I do not want to borrow this money off family just to shave a few months off his ban.
Thanks