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Solicitors no longer trading
GaryBC
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Hi all
25+ years ago a firm of solicitors gave my parents some advice. This firm of solicitors has, at some point in in the intervening years, closed up shop.
How do I find what happened to record of that advice? Would it have just died with the firm? Or could it have been taken over by another firm?
Any ideas where I can find out?
Thanks.
25+ years ago a firm of solicitors gave my parents some advice. This firm of solicitors has, at some point in in the intervening years, closed up shop.
How do I find what happened to record of that advice? Would it have just died with the firm? Or could it have been taken over by another firm?
Any ideas where I can find out?
Thanks.
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Contact the Law Society if you are in England. They can tell you who took over the files.The person who has not made a mistake, has made nothing1
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What sort of advice? It's quite likely that even if the firm were still trading, the file would have been destroyed by now - there isn't a general requirement to keep files that long. The SRA should have records of who took over their business (if anyone).
You don't of course have a right to access your parents' files unless you are wearing the hat of attorney or executor for them.0 -
user1977 said:What sort of advice? It's quite likely that even if the firm were still trading, the file would have been destroyed by now - there isn't a general requirement to keep files that long. The SRA should have records of who took over their business (if anyone).
You don't of course have a right to access your parents' files unless you are wearing the hat of attorney or executor for them.0 -
GaryBC said:user1977 said:What sort of advice? It's quite likely that even if the firm were still trading, the file would have been destroyed by now - there isn't a general requirement to keep files that long. The SRA should have records of who took over their business (if anyone).
You don't of course have a right to access your parents' files unless you are wearing the hat of attorney or executor for them.0 -
Keep_pedalling said:GaryBC said:user1977 said:What sort of advice? It's quite likely that even if the firm were still trading, the file would have been destroyed by now - there isn't a general requirement to keep files that long. The SRA should have records of who took over their business (if anyone).
You don't of course have a right to access your parents' files unless you are wearing the hat of attorney or executor for them.
Surely if Gary is now acting as executor then at least one of his parents must have died already?
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Ok. Let's go back to the essence of my question.....
The firm has ceased trading, will their records have been taken on by a successor company (ie if they were bought out and taken over)? Or, if they just shut up shop and disappeared, would their records have gone into storage/archive somewhere (if so, where)?
I'm not sure how the nature of the records or the reason I want them has any bearing on where they are. The are where they are irrespective of if anyone is interested in them.0 -
Solicitors keep records for varying times.
A will should be kept until the donor dies. If the law firm ceases to trade, arrangements will be made to transfer that sort of document to the firm taking on it's business, and the SRA will be informed or even arrange it.
If you bought a house 7 years ago, and the registration was completed on the Land Registry, the background documents have probably been destroyed.The person who has not made a mistake, has made nothing0 -
GaryBC said:Ok. Let's go back to the essence of my question.....
The firm has ceased trading, will their records have been taken on by a successor company (ie if they were bought out and taken over)? Or, if they just shut up shop and disappeared, would their records have gone into storage/archive somewhere (if so, where)?
I'm not sure how the nature of the records or the reason I want them has any bearing on where they are. The are where they are irrespective of if anyone is interested in them.1 -
SiliconChip said:Keep_pedalling said:GaryBC said:user1977 said:What sort of advice? It's quite likely that even if the firm were still trading, the file would have been destroyed by now - there isn't a general requirement to keep files that long. The SRA should have records of who took over their business (if anyone).
You don't of course have a right to access your parents' files unless you are wearing the hat of attorney or executor for them.
Surely if Gary is now acting as executor then at least one of his parents must have died already?0 -
Keep_pedalling said:GaryBC said:Ok. Let's go back to the essence of my question.....
The firm has ceased trading, will their records have been taken on by a successor company (ie if they were bought out and taken over)? Or, if they just shut up shop and disappeared, would their records have gone into storage/archive somewhere (if so, where)?
I'm not sure how the nature of the records or the reason I want them has any bearing on where they are. The are where they are irrespective of if anyone is interested in them.0
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