WARNING read before you buy

meddmale


Joined: 19/11/2007
Posts: 43

Message Posted:
04/05/2008 23:00

Hi all



A quick word of caution



I know of a supposed solicitor in Kyrenia who is doing legal work and has no legal qualifications, they also claim to be registered with the law society in the UK, this is un true, I have checked and they aren’t



The same people claim to be registered as estate agents under the new laws, this is also a lie



So I urge all for your safety and piece of mind to check before you part with your hard earned cash, remember this is not the UK you need to be extra cautious with what you may take for granted in the UK





1. Check the legal qualifications of your solicitor, ask for proof and check them out



2. Check your estate agent is registered, again ask to see their registration, not their company registration the one issued by the estate agents society, then check with the society that their registration is genuine



Good advice from qualified, competent, professionals gives you the best chance of a happy, successful outcome



Good luck



Meddmale

elko2



Joined: 24/07/2007
Posts: 4400

Message Posted:
04/05/2008 23:36

The lawyers who are registered with the Bar of TRNC are called Advocates. There is no such thing as a Solicitor in Cyprus. It can be very fatal to assume that an Advocate is a Solicitor. Their legal duties can be very different.

ismet

TimothyCadman


Joined: 13/12/2007
Posts: 1040

Message Posted:
05/05/2008 08:53

Meddmale,



If you are so confident in your research then name and shame the company.



If you can not, or will not, name and shame then this posting is useless as the advice you give is that which all buyers should checkout anyway.

jokers2theright


Joined: 18/02/2008
Posts: 174

Message Posted:
05/05/2008 12:28

elko2



No solicitors in Cyprus....thats an interesting fact. What does a solicitor do in comparison to an advocate then?

meddmale


Joined: 19/11/2007
Posts: 43

Message Posted:
06/05/2008 18:40

Thanks for the correction as you correctly state advocates in Cyprus and not Solicitors but call them what you like you need to check they have the correct qualifications and are registered with the bar council



As far as the information and advice being “useless” I don’t think any good advice, how ever often reconfirmed is useless



I will add this to the pot…. Ask you’re Advocate if they are a share holder in any estate agent, because some aren’t just share holders, some are major share holders



One other thing there is an Advocate who claims to be registered with the UK law society, funny thing is if you search their web site his name isn’t there



Meddmale

rtddci


Joined: 29/12/2007
Posts: 842

Message Posted:
06/05/2008 19:01

There is a difference in the UK between barristers and solicitors. Barristers (also called Counsel) are 'called to the bar' and can call themselves barristers once they pass their academic courses i.e Bar Vocational Course (BVC). A NC based advocate who has qualified as a barrister in the UK may have had no further UK legal experience than that. In the UK they would then have to find a set of chambers that will give them a trainee placement for at least 12 months with no guarantee of a full time place. Barristers are self employed and only get paid if they get work.

Solicitors on the other hand have to pass the academic courses i.e. Legal Practice Course (LPC) which is very simular to the BVC and then complete 2 years on the job training as a trainee solicitor before qualifying and being admitted to the roll of the Law Society. Once admitted solicitors have to renew their practising certificate annually with the Law Society and be covered by legal indemnity insurance. Newly qualified solicitors have to work within an established law firm and be supervised by a senior partner in that firm. A UK qualified but non UK based solicitor i.e. NC advocate would be unlikely to renew their UK practising certificate and thus no longer be on the Law Society register. If they simply completed the academic courses and not the 2 year training with a firm they would not be on the Law Society register either.

ajney


Joined: 30/04/2008
Posts: 40

Message Posted:
17/05/2008 10:44

Can you give me details of the estate agents society for registration. I am going out there soon ans my agent claims to belong. To save embarrasement I would rather check him out discreetly.

Many thanks

Littlenige



Joined: 24/12/2006
Posts: 3594

Message Posted:
17/05/2008 10:54

Is it true only a advocate can report another advocate to barrow ( trnc law society )

Aga Buyers A G


Joined: 04/10/2007
Posts: 488

Message Posted:
17/05/2008 11:54

The allegedly offending advocate was never on the site to which you refer to Meddmale, and ABAG have begun to ask questions to the Law Society as regards this person.



This particular advocate also allegedly said that they worked out of quite a famous "Chambers", which was also proven to be untrue as their name did not appear amongst the lawyers working out of that particular chambers



SSP

ABAG

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