What is a barrister and what do they do?
The Bar Standards Board produce a helpful guide for the public on what barristers do and how they can help you: BSB guide to barristers. In short a barrister is a lawyer who specialises in representing people in Court and providing specialist advice on their chosen area.
What is the difference between direct access and public access barristers?
There is no difference between these two terms they mean the same thing.
What is the difference between using a solicitor and instructing a barrister directly?
The webpage How Direct Access Works will answer most questions about the differences between Direct Access and using a solicitor. In brief, the main differences are that Direct Access is likely to work out cheaper, gives the customer more control of their case, speeds up communication but requires more work from the customer.
What areas do you cover?
I provide services across England & Wales but with a focus on Birmingham and the Black Country in the West Midlands and on Nottingham, Derby & Leicester in the East Midlands. After Covid, much more court work moved online so I conduct video and telephone trials across the country and have met with clients over Zoom, MS Teams and other video platforms. I can also attend hearings across the country subject to travel costs and other trial commitments.
What services do you provide?
I am a specialist in business and property law. Broadly speaking this is disputes between individuals or between companies and individuals or other companies. I also use my extensive sporting background in a niche sports law practice. For more information on specific services I provide please click on the relevant topic below:
- Property Law – including neighbour disputes, access and planning problems and landlord problems with tenants.
- Commercial & business disputes – including unpaid debts and breach of contract.
- Sports Law – athlete and sports club representation
How much will it cost?
Please look at the Costs page. All prices will be agreed before I do any work. payment in advance is required as part of the rules imposed on me by the BSB.
What do I do if I have a complaint?
Please read the Complaints page. I would hope that we could resolve things informally if there was a problem, but if not you have recourse to my regulator and the legal ombudsman.