Liabilities of lawyer if he misses court dates
My mother has employed a lawyer for fighting a case related to her job. She lives in a different city, and therefore has to handle everything related to the case on her own. I have a feeling that the lawyer, looking that she is alone isn't taking her seriously.
Last week he missed a court hearing. My mother attempted to contact him for several days, and only this week he informed her that he didn't go as he was busy. I feel that this is not a good practice, he is wasting public money, and court's time. He should have informed my mother in advance, and asked for a reschedule from the court.
I want to know if such a behavior is acceptable, and if he continues taking the case lightly what are the recourses that we have. We have already paid him a lot of money, and fear that asking firm questions might only lead to poorer accountability by him. Moreover there is no way to know if the next lawyer we hire will turn out to be the same. Unfortunately she lives far away from our family, and our physical presence with her might not always be possible, and she will have to go through this alone. She is approaching 60, and therefore things are already difficult for her.
Asked 6 years ago in Labour