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was going on and that was not happening. And did not in fact know that Michael Company was not
involved in his case he was thinking that Michael Company was acting for him so when you went
away, they could deal with it which they did not. Michael also has talked to Simon about this on the
phone more than once so is aware of this Simon did not like the way in which Michael talked to me or
him but the last time, he talked to Michael that was sorted over the phone. Josey, we don’t have a
problem with you at all. The problem we had was no one was able to deal with anything while you
were away and that should not be the case the office should be able to deal with things if you are not
around.
Lorraine
From: JOSEPHINE WARD [Mail To:josephinewardsolicitor@gmail.com]
Sent: 07 August 2013 22:10
To: Lorraine Cordell
Subject: Simon's case
Hi Lorraine
Winchester Crown Court
175,
This case is in the warned list for
29th August 2013
I am still waiting for Simon to provide witnesses who can corroborate the negotiations between Simon
and the "seller".
Woolwich Crown Court The main problem in this case is that Simon is unhappy that he is subject to
an electronic curfew. As you are aware, I did not request a curfew as I knew that this problem would
arise. He was initially given a doorstep curfew but the Judge changed this to an electronic curfew.
This is the preferable option as it is a qualifying curfew and counts half a day towards any custodial
sentence, if convicted. The Judge did state an electronic tag as the clerk checked the tapes for what
was said. The Judge is within his rights to do this as he will view this as relieving a burden in terms of
manpower from the police. I cannot challenge this as it is still a curfew.
Bail variation:
Simon has to be realistic in terms of what we can achieve here. One of my obligations as a solicitor is
to manage a client's expectations. I will of course make an application to vary Simon's bail conditions
but as I stated before I will require emails from Simon from clients requesting that he cover events
with quotes given by Simon as to how much he will charge. The smartest way to attempt to get
Simon's bail varied is to ask for certain dates as opposed to lifting the curfew altogether as the Judge
will not do this. If Simon persists in stating that he is not allowed to work and earn his living then
Simon will then have to complete a change in financial circumstances statements for both the
Woolwich case and the Winchester case and the court will have to assess his monthly contributions
for both cases. At present he does not have to make a contribution as he is in receipt of benefits. I can
only properly challenge the evidence in this case when I receive the case papers and then make my
requests for secondary disclosure. The court would then be more amenable to an application to
remove conditions of bail.
I am sorry that Simon feels that his case is not being handled properly. I sent Simon a client care letter
at the commencement of this case outlining the complaints procedure. I do not believe that Michael
was aware of the calls made by Simon to the office. I tried to deal with Simon's case personally and
usually I do. e.g. Going to Birmingham Police Station in
2012
attending home address after his remand from Camberwell Green Magistrates Court to draft bail
application. I am not sure what happened when I was on annual leave but based on your email it
appears that the complaint should be directed against me as I am the fee earner and I am meant to
supervise case workers. Michael is the Principal of the Firm and not the fee earner on this case. The
case workers knew I was contactable by email and did not contact me. Michael Carroll has had no
dealings with this case. (Since returning from annual leave I have dealt with 2 complex rapes, 3 GBH
and a police station duty to date. I did intend to call at your address this weekend, but I was on duty
and I had to deal with a complex rape at Colindale on Sunday. This case lasted all day. I can only
apologise for this.) If you do not believe that Michael can investigate and deal with your complaint,