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 …
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 …
What do I do if I am arrested upon the suspicion of a criminal offence? Anyone who has been arrested upon suspicion of any criminal offence needs the very best of legal advice urgently. With proper and sensible written representations …
(transcription:) Businesses, regulations, and the law. Businesses today, whether they be large or small, have never been subject to so much regulation. And that is so, whether it be Health and Safety regulations, or regulations controlling some other aspect of …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsgHBWyhofk We’ve had a huge amount of dialogue and discussion with people affected by banking matters and issues. So what does that involve? Well, a whole range of scheme of mis-selling is occurring as you know, through banks. And what …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …