by Kris | Sep 22, 2014 | Advocacy, Criminal law, Direct Access Barristers, DIY Law, Landlord & Tenant, Tenants' Rights
When do you need to bring a lawyer in to fight your corner? Tenants generally don’t come to a direct access barrister for advice until the day before they are due to see their landlord in court. Many people think that as their tenancy agreement is written in English,...
by Kris | Sep 19, 2014 | Advocacy, Direct Access Barristers, DIY Law, Landlord & Tenant, Women & the Law
First time Litigants in Person tend to underestimate the time and emotional energy involved in court proceedings. That’s why they say in one breath, “Hopefully, they’ll just pay. I don’t have time for this BS” and in another,...
by Kris | Mar 2, 2012 | Advocacy, Direct Access Barristers, DIY Law, Private client criminal defence
I’ll start with how not to brief a barrister. My friend J decided to start a claim against his neighbour. He was a litigant in person – but told me that he had a barrister “on hand” who was guiding him. J told me the barrister represented him...
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...
