• Drivers who are hauled into court alongside their employer,

29th June 2000, Page 31

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and happen to be trade union members, should seek their union's advice over legal representation. Using a separate solicitor from the one used by the company they work for could make sound sense, says David H igginbottom, general secretary of the United Road Transport Union; even though the boss may be offering them a lawyer free-of-charge.

The driver's defence may involve citing wrongdoing on the employer's part, and things could become awkward if the same solicitor is working for both parties, he says. Under those circumstance, free representation could end up being less of a bargain than the driver expected it to be.

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