How to a reply to Legal Notice?

Legal Notice means the formal communication to any entity or individual, informing other parties about the grievances faced because of them.

Reply to Legal Notice:

Legal Notice shall be replied within stipulated time, if not replied within stipulated time, sender may get the benefit of doubt. The following shall be taken care of:

Legal Notice shall be read properly:

It is important to properly read the legal notice to understand the highlighted issues and concerns and if the receiver feels that the issues can be resolved amicably then the conversation shall be initiated.

Contact the lawyer:

If the contents and issues highlighted in the notice are not clear, immediately hire a lawyer who can take the next legal step.

Brief the lawyer:

Do not hide any material facts from your lawyer, brief him about the date, time and information of events in details so that a proper reply mentioning arguments can be filed as a reply to the legal notice.

Send the reply:

The reply is sent either through registered notice or courier once it is ready for dispatch. Remember to keep the copy of notice with you for further action.

Mistakes To Avoid While Replying:

1. Reply shall be filed within stipulated time. Do not tend to delay to file a reply otherwise the sender may take drastic legal action against the receiver as the sender always expects the reply as soon as possible.

2.  People generally prefer to reply to the notice on their own thinking they know the facts and circumstances in a better way and fail to hire a perfect lawyer who can protect them legally well in advance.

3. Do not make any haste to reply. Understand the section and its ingredients and make note of the issues raised that does your act actually falls into the category of offence mentioned in the notice.

4. Do not fail to mention the exact dates and incidents if you remember any as that gives much clarity about the situation and intention

5. Do not forget to mark your as well as your lawyer’s signature and seal on the notice.

6. Mention the current phone no. and address of the recipient.

Tips To Resolve: 

1. Call the sender to resolve the issue amicably.
2. It is not mandatory but advisable to send proper reply to the notice
3. Do not give the other party to blame you for non adherence to the legal notice.
4. If you want to contest a legal notice as facts mentioned in the incident are untrue hire an experienced lawyer to file a reply on your behalf.
5. Before sending the notice, check the issue shall not time barred.

If you are served with legal notice, you can reach out to Lead India for free legal advice and we can help you with our experts to file  a best reply to the notice which can help to resolve the issue amicably. Various skilled lawyers are present on our panel who provide the drafting service in an excellent manner.