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Taking the First Step – Instruct a Barrister Directly.
When Should I Get In Touch With a Barrister? The sooner you come the better, because the sooner you come to someone, the better they would be able to take instructions from you, the more time they would be able …
Litigation Barristers from ShenSmith Barristers
Hi, I am Jonanthan Maskew, one of the directors and co-founder of ShenSmith Barristers. One of the aims for 2016 is to engage with businesses and SMEs to allow a wider communication and understanding of how we work. What is …
Family and Divorce Matters – a barrister can help
At ShenSmith Barristers, we are currently having a huge influence of Direct Access enquiries with family, divorce, and children matters. Why is that, we asking ourselves? Well, perhaps, it’s because of the sorts of the instructions that come through. …
The Benefits of Direct Access to a barrister, with Stephen Harvey QC
We interviewed Stephen Harvey QC about the benefits of coming to a barrister directly: How are solicitors and barristers different? Solicitors and barristers have traditionally performed very different functions. Whilst the solicitor has been responsible for briefing the barrister, the …
(for Barristers) – Joining ShenSmith Barristers
Hi, we’re looking to add to the ShenSmith fold of Direct Access barristers over the next 6 to 9 months. The strategy so far to date has worked, to the extent that we’re having a flood of enquiries. …
ShenSmith meet with the Bar Standards Board about the 2016-2019 Strategic Plan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUoAk8-7Yfo?rel=0 Following a positive meeting with the Bar Standards Board, we’d like to take the opportunity just to express our thoughts as to what we achieved at that meeting. To our great surprise, we were the only people to respond, …
Recap: Top Tips for a Successful Direct Access Practice – at Bar Council offices
Hi, quick catch up from ShenSmith Barristers, following yesterday’s hugely successful and well-attended event at the Bar Council offices – Top Tips for a successful Direct Access Practice. The event was led by Stephen Harvey QC of 1 Gray’s inn …
Neighbour building without planning permission?
There are some circumstances, where even though the matter of a planning application has been unsuccessful from your neighbour, they carry on building in any event. Well, a barrister can help you make sure that you’ve got the proper experience to document …
Types of Planning Matters
Some of the cases that come through to our planning barristers involve boundary disputes, as to who is responsible; shared drive ways, as who is responsible to those and care & maintenances of them. And the other application that are lodged …