Trying to get a client to let go of unrealistic expectations
Posted Aug 16, 2018, 11:25 PM UTC
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this is me, explaining to the client that he cannot pursue a years long campaign of defamation against the operator of the farmers market
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Sure you can. The question is whether you consider the court imposed fee within your price range.
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I have a yoga instructor who went through the same thing and got AIDs.
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"All I did was drink drive, I shouldn't go to gaol for that" - that guy who blew .23 and had another PCA matter less than five years ago.
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Oh man. So much rage in my memory bank for this scenario.
Told a guy who saw me as duty lawyer that he should take this chance seriously, and pack a bag for prison, because he had his 4th xpca within 3-5 years.
"oh um... I think I'll get an adjournment and see a real lawyer if you don't mind."
I had a dangerously low level of fucks to give that day, so sailed close to unprofessional by actually saying instead of thinking "oh OK. Just out of curiosity, would a real lawyer be one who charges your hundreds per hour to tell you what I just told you for free, or one with a penis?"
Two weeks later, muggins was calling the legal aid office to make an appointment with me, as he'd been to see a male privately paying lawyer and realised that yes, I gave him the correct advice.
Managed to get the guy a CBO or something but fuck he did not deserve it. It was about this point that I got thoroughly sick of practicing in the country where male clients on multiple XPCAs refused to accept advice from a female lawyer for free until they'd had the same advice from a male lawyer who told them they'd charge them several hundred to do what I would do for free at legal aid.
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He's not wrong, but he's not right either.
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Members of the community should be educated on the content of guideline judgments.
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And also as to the drink-driving conviction of the judge who wrote that decision, if you're a fan of irony.
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Howie ain't no Einfeld, though.
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“I want to sue my workplace for $380,000 in Emotional damages for not supporting me enough”.
Like mate, you may have a limited claim but please slow the fuck down so we can advise you.
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"I won't settle for less than $1 million. I could have worked there every Saturday for the rest of my life." - CLC client claiming unfair dismissal. They were sacked after two days.
Told them they can't make a claim because they don't have enough service and, even if they did, there's a statutory cap on damages. Their mum ended up yelling at me and declaring they're going to self-represent: "We'll take this all the way to the High Court if we have to!"
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The fact their mum was there makes me sad. Poor kid, they're going to grow up with such a shit attitude.
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“r/legaladvice told me not only did I have a slam dunk case, but that I’d also get tremble damages” (sic)