One of the most common questions we are asked is, what is the difference between solicitors and barristers?
Traditionally, barristers did more of the court work (and wore the wigs) and solicitors more of the preparation. This meant that you would employ a solicitor, who then in turn would instruct a barrister on your behalf to advise you or represent you at court. So, you as the client would be paying for both a solicitor and barrister, sometimes both, to be present at the same meeting or hearing, meaning double the hourly rates!
However, rule changes now mean that barristers can do a lot more of the preparation work that traditionally a solicitor did.
So, what does this mean for you?
Rather than have to pay for two separate legal advisors, you can instead just come straight to us.
We are expert barristers specialising in disputes about children. You can focus your money and time on receiving expert advice from barristers who are real specialists in this field, rather than general family lawyers.
We can advise you on your problems (whether or not there are court proceedings), draft court documents for you, help you with your case and represent you at any hearings.
You just need to be happy to do your own admin (don’t worry though, we can tell you what to do), which we think is better than paying a solicitor to do it for you. It means you are spending your money on expert legal advice rather than admin.
If you think we can help you, please get in touch.