VIC Solicitor retired... with my documents

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Alison Shaw

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23 October 2018
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I needed to get the original will of my late partner from our solicitor in Kyneton.
His office was deserted. The lady in the shop next door thinks he retired some months ago. His last telephone number rings out
He held a number of important documents of mine because I live on a farm in a bushfire area
Help! How do I get them back when I can’t find him?
Doesn’t he have any kind of duty of care towards his clients? I can’t believe he can just walk off without contacting me and giving me the opportunity to retrieve my documents.