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Looking for a lawyer in Phnom Penh

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Not necessary a good one, a cheap one should do, since the claim does not have a huge chance of success, but it should get seriously annoying for the other party (my grandpa was a judge, and he claimed, that you are not going to the court to win, but to annoy someone - it seems he was quite right about that...). The guy should have at least a specialization in business related issues
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Lawyer.

Cambodia.

Bad odds.
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schlarry wrote: ↑Fri Jul 07, 2023 1:26 pm Lawyer.

Cambodia.

Bad odds.
Do you mean oxymoron ?
I wasted $20,000 on one …
Easy money for them . I couldn’t imagine his office
( i told him i couldn’t make it to Pp ever , so ….
He made house calls ( to me ) w/ an interpreter friend off facebook
Easy come easy go for me , I had $S$tars in my eyes 👀
Kinda , but it just made it 100% of what I ever gave money here for anything was wasted , except my moto of course .
and I had a stash of cash built up from not losing poker for a couple years after shinouk went red ( the other red 🫤😉)

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Hello ressl

Most embassies maintain lists of recommended professional services for use by their nationals. Have you contacted your national Embassy and enquired which lawyers they recommend?

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Most lawyers do not go to court. They subcontract court appearance even on trial days.
Maybe go to the court and talk to the guy who showed up for a client. Don't be put off
by the casual dress code. I guess they go with "just the facts" and not with "appearances"
when the judge hears a case.
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I'll give it a go.. never too late to learn a new skill right?

There's some cracking suits going cheap at the Japanese 2nd hand shop
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J. Visiting wrote: ↑Fri Jul 07, 2023 4:27 pm Most lawyers do not go to court. They subcontract court appearance even on trial days.
Maybe go to the court and talk to the guy who showed up for a client. Don't be put off
by the casual dress code. I guess they go with "just the facts" and not with "appearances"
when the judge hears a case.
Maybe OP will be put off more by the language barrier than the 'dress code'.

My Khmer is pretty OK, but I can not have a conversation about legal issues with a judge or subcontractor in Khmer.

An assumption they are willing / able to speak English to the OP seems very optimistic to me.
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Thanks for the replies. I thought about spending a few hundred dollars on this case, but $20k is far beyond worth it. Going to the court sounds like an interesting idea tough
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