WHERE THINGS GO WRONG IN LITIGATION (AND STOPPING IT HAPPENING TO YOU 3): ADVISING A CLIENT THAT IF THEY DISCONTINUE THEN THEY CAN’T COME BACK

We are again looking at the lessons that practitioners can learn from a Legal Ombudsman decision. This time it relates to the need to explain the consequences of taking a procedural step.   The point here is that many matters that may seem obvious to a lawyer may not be apparent to the client.  Ther...