Hi, we would like to take two minutes to tell you about how we operate at ShenSmith Barristers and just a few of our strategic aims. Reviewing the Bar Standards Board’s Risk Outlook Document 2016 Earlier this week, we were …
What is an inquest? Inquests and public enquiries are unlike ordinary court hearings, because, as their name implies, they are inquisitorial proceedings, whose primary purpose is to investigate a situation and to arrive at a conclusion. Whether that conclusion …
Read MoreUnderstanding Inquests, with Stephen Harvey QC – ShenSmith Barristers
Well, of course, one of the other benefits is that if you do come to someone and you don’t know whether you have got a case, most people, most barristers I shall say who do Public Access work and are …
Will the barrister tell me what the fees are in advance? When I am instructed on your case, I like to keep everything as simple as possible. The worst thing in the world is when a client turns to …
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 …
Read MoreTaking the First Step – Instruct a Barrister Directly.
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 …
If you go to a solicitor, and the solicitor wants to instruct a barrister on your behalf, then you are the lay client, you are the one who is paying for the service; you are perfectly entitled to say I want …
Isn’t all legal advice expensive? Well, you might be surprised, because solicitors have very high costs. After all, they have high street offices, they have to pay rates and business rates, they have to pay bills, they have to staff …
If you go to a solicitor, and the solicitor wants to instruct a barrister on your behalf, then you are the lay client, you are the one who is paying for the service; you are perfectly entitled to say …