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Message: [QUOTE="Nehanda, post: 28227, member: 2262"] Picking the right correspondent attorney matters a lot. Courts won't accept excuses based on poor performance between your main lawyer and the correspondent they hired. Many people wonder why anyone needs these secondary attorneys at all. People living far from courthouses can hire both a local lawyer and another near the court where their case happens. For companies, the main business location or where bankruptcy occurs counts as their official home address. This setup helps clients talk face-to-face with someone nearby who understands their situation. Judge Cheda stated during the Iita case that main lawyers must choose correspondents located reasonably close to the High Court. He believed courts should show mercy toward regular folks handling divorce cases, even when their lawyers mess up. Divorce creates major emotional stress and changes your legal status forever. Lawyers who let clients down should pay for any wasted money themselves. Your correspondent might work as a partner at your lawyer's firm or a related practice near the courthouse. The Gweru versus Masinire case confirmed that lawyers can instruct associates who work closer to court buildings. According to fee rules, rural attorneys have every right to hire urban colleagues near courthouses. These correspondents can even come from the same company if they work at separate office locations. Correspondent attorneys typically show up at court hearings instead of your primary lawyer. This approach saves cash because your main attorney just briefs someone else who charges less to attend. These correspondents basically serve as mailboxes for your actual lawyer. They file paperwork, handle letters, forward information, and collect court orders when needed. Using these middlemen sometimes creates headaches and complications. Remember that correspondent relationships work through contracts between law firms. Your primary lawyer bears full responsibility for anything these correspondents do or fail to do. The blame always falls back on whoever hired them. [/QUOTE]

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