One of my responsibilities when representing an employee in an employment claim is the tempering of my client’s expectations.
I must tell him/her that in any dispute, contest or litigation there is always a chance of winning and a chance of losing.
Because there are always at least two sides to the story. And I will only have heard one side at the initial consultation with my client.
So, I might advise her that she appears to have a good case or an arguable case but that there are no certainties in any legal dispute and success will be determined by a number of factors.
Often my client will go off and discuss their case with someone else who will tell them that they have a ‘slam dunk’ of a case. And they want me to tell them the same thing.
I offer them their money back and wish them the best of luck.
Because I recognise that this will almost certainly be a difficult relationship right through the process, given the expectations of the claimant.
And the best thing, for me, is to cut them loose early.
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