Monday, October 22, 2007

Letter from Lawyer Claiming for the Other Party

Dear Mr Tan,

I receive a threatening letter from a lawyer acting for the other driver involved in an accident a few months ago. I have reported the accident to my insurance company. It is a minor accident.

Why did the insurance company fail to settle this claim with the other party? What should I do?

REPLY:

You can give a reply to the lawyer to tell them to make their claim directly against your insurance company. At the same time, you can pass the lawyer's letter to your insurance company to handle.

It is wrong for the lawyer to sent the letter to you, especially as they can lodge it with your insurance company. Some lawyers, acting on a third party claim, use this approach to intimidate the public.

Perhaps you should make a complaint to the Law Society against this type of behaviour.
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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Mr Tan, I think your advice has made such lawyers think twice about the "intimidation effect" of such letters, provided they read your blog. But at least people will be more aware of such things and don't get threatened by such lawyers. Keep up your good work of educating the public.

October 22, 2007 10:15 PM
Anonymous said...

Mr Tan,

Your blog has always been educational. I learn something new today, about the part sending lawyer's letter to intimidate the public.

Keep up the good work.

October 23, 2007 12:14 PM

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