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Wow, that's awful, Jacqueline. This brings to my mind that case where two defendants in a criminal court had to be discharged because no one knew who they were. Should we all just refuse any cooperation until certain steps have been taken? The first would, of course, be the abolition of all fees, at least until the case was concluded. The second would be the payment of a £400 fee upon the making of a complaint. The third, two weeks at least between each request for information, or an allegation, for a reply to be given? The LeO is like Employment Tribunals when no fee was payable, complaints were made without any foundation and employers threw in the towel purely on economic grounds.

In Victoria in the 19th century in their criminal courts it was said that you were 'innocent until proved Irish'. In the eyes of the LeO it seems we are 'innocent until proved solicitors'.