Solicitors..

[waterlocke22]

If a solicitor has stood up for someone against you can the same solicitor then years later stand up for you against another person?

[EDDIE51]

Yes. A solicitor acts only on the facts of the case not on any personal feelings or knowledge. A lawyer could be for the defence on a case one day and then for the prosecution against the same person the on another case later. No time limit a solicitor could defend a person one day and prosecute the same person the next day or years later.

[kvalidir]

I would disagree with that EDDIE, I think potentially that might be a problem under a conflict of interests.

http://www.sra.org.uk/solicitors/handbook/code/part2/rule3/content.page

[EDDIE51]

^^ Yes you have a point , but technically a solicitor can defend and prosecute the same person on different cases. There have been many occasions when this has happened.

[bednobs]

and when you say "stand up for you" are you talking of a professional relationship or personal?

[EDDIE51]

Any way the question is can a solicitor 'stand up for you' in more than one case , to which the answer is 'Yes' . The defence and prosecution bit was my take on the subject.

[Peter Pedant]

Yeah - I think so

certainly with a lawyer ( no names no names ) I thought I want her on my side next time....

but there again - one firm behaved so badly, I complained about them up to the then Legal Ombudsman - nothing really happened,
but then look what happened fifteen years later !
http://www.bridportnews.co.uk/news/8738920.Bridport__Solicitors_probed_after_Panorma_tv_programme/

acted for both sides in a transaction which is pretty stunning quite honestly