by Kris | Dec 31, 2011 | Direct Access Barristers, DIY Law, Landlord & Tenant
Everyone wants to phone it in these days. Unless you want to get into a he said/she said drama that will make a judge start weeping with boredom, consider adopting the mantra, If it’s not written down, it never happened. Yes, I know there are verbal contracts...
by Kris | Dec 29, 2011 | Direct Access Barristers, DIY Law
2011/03 Mike Monteiro | F*ck You. Pay Me. from San Francisco Creative Mornings on Vimeo. I love this video. It’s a great illustration of how a legal steer can save money – and why contracts are essential – especially if you’re working...
by Kris | Dec 28, 2011 | DIY Law
Now that the envelopes are open, you can decide how you’re going to proceed. If, for example, someone says you owe them money, you’ll need to decide whether they’re right or whether you have a dispute. But even simple debt matters can be tricky. For...
by Kris | Dec 27, 2011 | Advocacy, Get qualified
It’s been a year since that SAHCA conference. Believe me. If you were there, you won’t have forgotten it. On the one hand, we had Government repeating its quality mantra, saying that the public must be protected from rogue (solicitor) advocates – and...
by Kris | Dec 23, 2011 | Direct Access Barristers, DIY Law, Landlord & Tenant
You may have been looking for meaty legal analysis – and you’re getting someone to tell you to “open the envelope”. The thing is, I’ve seen this a lot. People know they’re in rent arrears, are in trouble with their bank, or a...
