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Have no truck with this nonsense.
Have no truck with this nonsense.


No one is stopping you getting whatever [[Legal advice|advice]] you want to, ''on your dime''. It’s a free country. And no one is stopping you ''relying'' on whatever advice you get. That’s a [[custodian]]’s prerogative. Factually, that you did get advice may even be (weak) evidence to suggest you have discharged your [[duty of care]]. ''But on your head be it''.
No one is stopping you getting whatever [[Legal advice|advice]] you want to, ''on your dime''. It’s a free country. And no one is stopping you ''relying'' on whatever advice you get. That’s a [[custodian]]’s prerogative. That you ''did'' get advice may even be (weak) evidence that you discharged your [[duty of care]] and weren’t, factually, [[negligent]].  
 
''But on your head be it''.


Folks, it’s like this: If you choose to get [[legal advice]], but it’s wrong, and you rely on it, and you end up [[Breach of contract|breaching your contract]] [[Causation|causing]] your client a [[loss]], the answer is ''not'' to [[Disclaimer|disclaim]] your liability to your client: ''it is to sue the arse off your lawyer''. That’s what you pay the blighters for: so they, and that juicy [[professional indemnity insurance]] policy they never seem to claim on, will cover your poor, huddled self. By paying your lawyer’s bill you are paying your little portion of that insurance premium.  
Folks, it’s like this: If you choose to get [[legal advice]], but it’s wrong, and you rely on it, and you end up [[Breach of contract|breaching your contract]] [[Causation|causing]] your client a [[loss]], the answer is ''not'' to [[Disclaimer|disclaim]] your liability to your client: ''it is to sue the arse off your lawyer''. That’s what you pay the blighters for: so they, and that juicy [[professional indemnity insurance]] policy they never seem to claim on, will cover your poor, huddled self. By paying your lawyer’s bill you are paying your little portion of that insurance premium.