The number of requests I receive every day for advice, answers to questions, thorny legal disputes and rows on the various social media platforms would surprise you.
TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn. I’m contacted on a frequent basis on all of these websites for, what is essentially, free legal advice.
I used to reply to them all and direct them to the office and to call and make an appointment.
Now there are so many that I don’t even do that because it would be too time consuming.
People seem to think that if you put out a lot of (useful) content online that you are perfectly willing to spend your time dishing out free legal advice in the most complex, fraught circumstances.
This is analogous to me going into Supervalu here in Enfield on a Friday evening and looking for a nice steak and bottle of red without paying. I really don’t see the difference.
Anyway, it comes with the territory and I accept that. But the sheer number of queries always surprises.
P.S. The Citizen’s Advice service is free and offers a great service.