The preparation of legal opinions at sSa Legal draws upon the litigation and field experience of its founder, Sunil Sharma, Advocate. A carefully considered legal opinion can be particularly valuable before substantial or complex litigation, enabling the client to understand the applicable legal position, available remedies, evidentiary strengths and weaknesses, foreseeable procedural difficulties and the practical consequences of pursuing a particular course before substantial time and resources are committed.
Legal opinions are prepared after examining the material facts, available documents, applicable statutory provisions and relevant judicial principles. The purpose is not to provide assurances about an outcome that ultimately remains within the jurisdiction of a court or authority, but to distinguish between what the law permits, what the presently available evidence can establish, what remains uncertain and what additional material may materially alter the assessment.
While a written legal opinion is not mandatory before engaging counsel, it can be particularly useful in complex, sensitive or high-value matters because it creates a considered record of the legal assessment upon which important decisions may be taken. Unlike informal assurances or predictions, a reasoned written opinion requires the relevant issues, limitations and risks to be identified and articulated. Its value therefore lies as much in identifying adverse aspects of a case as in recognising its strengths.
The approach to legal opinions is both doctrinal and practical. Consideration is given not merely to what may theoretically be argued, but also to the available evidence, procedural circumstances and manner in which those factors are likely to interact with the proposed litigation strategy.