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 | Jan 30, 2012 | DIY Law, Private client criminal defence, Women & the Law
Usually Police hear this one from people who’ve just been charged. I usually hear it from people in the early stages of a legal dispute regarding accusations their employer’s just made about them – or people who are being pursued by someone who says...
by Kris | Jan 6, 2012 | DIY Law, Landlord & Tenant
During my early legal days, I became embroiled in increasingly snarky correspondence with a respected firm of solicitors. They knew I wasn’t a qualified lawyer at that stage and, I felt, they had taken several opportunities in correspondence to let me know they...
by Kris | Jan 4, 2012 | DIY Law, Landlord & Tenant
Have you ever heard of a landlord that did not want to do an inventory? Estate agents who tell you “don’t worry about it”? Consider they may have their own agenda – and this may or may not include them being really relaxed and...
by Kris | Jan 1, 2012 | Direct Access Barristers, DIY Law, Landlord & Tenant
The biggest favour you can do yourself is to get all the letters from your desk drawer and to get them organised and in a folder or ring binder. The next best thing you can do is to put all the letters in reverse chronological order. That means the oldest letter is at...
