This review is for a different branch.
If you're from Dunfermline and need a solicitor via legal aid. Stay clear from this firm. They tell you what you want to hear, to then just hang you out to dry at court.
Both my solicitors I had, left the firm when my cases were due at court. This was on two separate occasions!. Which resulted in me being set up to fail!
Rather than preparing your case. They'll say your defence evidence is all inadmissible, and advise you not to give evidence in the witness box as the defendant. But to rather leave the proof of burden on the crown. This is only to ensure your trial goes by quick, for you to get convicted on a complete one-sided bs story, with nothing but hearsay circumstantial evidence.
This is what happened to me. For the Sheriff to then say to me afterwards at sentencing......"You can't choose to not give evidence during the trial. To then go on and give positive points to the social worker afterwards. When you had the opportunity to do so at trial".....
So in other words. My evidence wasn't inadmissible, and could have been put to the jury. Which probably would've made them see through the lies. Hard lesson learnt for myself. I was so naive and ignored all the red flags right from the start with this firm. For it to cost me my liberty and my mental health to deteriorate.
Legal aid give Solicitors a financial incentive for early guilty pleas, and they will lose money if a case goes to trial... That's a fact! So if you feel you aren't getting a good service from this lot. Bin them! I wish I did alot sooner!