1. By using this website you agree to be bound by the terms & conditions below.  IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE, YOU MUST NOT USE OR MUST IMMEDIATELY TERMINATE YOUR USE OF THIS WEB SITE.

2. This website is run by a registered Public Access Barrister at a Barristers’ Chambers in London.

3. No fees are payable for mere usage of the website.

4. No lawyer-client relationship arises from mere usage of the website.
A lawyer-client relationship will arise once a formal contract (client care letter) setting out the terms upon which the Barrister will carry out any work has been signed by both the Client and the Barrister.

5. If you instruct the Barrister through this website, you will be sent a Client Care Letter setting out the terms and conditions of the Barrister working for you and you must sign this letter before attending Chambers to meet with the Barrister.

6. After the initial telephone enquiry, any request to the Barrister for him to act would need to be made through his Clerk in Chambers. You will be provided with the contact details of the Clerk.

7. If invited to meet the Barrister in Chambers for a conference, you will be provided with a free quotation of the cost and any fee would need to be paid in advance of the conference.

8. No liability arises on the part of the Barrister for any information provided or comments made in discussions prior to the Barrister being formally instructed and the terms and conditions signed.
Until the terms & conditions are signed and agreed, it should not be assumed that the Barrister can be responsible for any deadlines that must be met.

9. The Barrister may not be responsible for the advice given if you fail to furnish him with all the relevant documents in the case.

10. No direct instructions can be taken under the Public Access Scheme for Immigration, and most criminal or family work. However, the Barrister can be instructed in Immigration or Criminal law through a solicitor.

11. In criminal law the Barrister can only take instructions in limited circumstances as follows:

• advice can be provided or documents drafted on your behalf before you have been charged or a summons issued; in connection with proceedings before the European Court on Human Rights or the Courts of the European Communities;
• on appeal to the House of Lords or the Privy Council
• on appeal to the Court of Appeal if there is no new evidence to be introduced;
• on appeal to the High Court by way of case stated by a Magistrates’ court or Crown Court;
• on appeal to the Crown court from a sentence imposed by a Magistrates’ court if there will be no Newton hearing involved; on appeal to the Child Support Appeal Tribunal or the Child Support Commissioners.

12. If the Barrister considers that you would be better served by having a solicitor, he may recommend one, but cannot be responsible for any work done by that solicitor, and this site does not operate as a referral site for solicitors.

13. Limitations in type of work: If, having used the website, the Barrister is asked to do work, there are some limitations in terms of what the Barrister is allowed to do. He cannot, for example, use his letter head to write a letter on your behalf but can assist you by drafting the letter to go in your own name. He cannot collect evidence, or take responsibility for the everyday management of your case; however, he can give legal advice on the law and the steps you need to take in issuing legal proceedings, represent you in court, draft documents and negotiate with the other side.

14. Fees: Fees will be charged on an hourly or fixed rate basis depending on complexity and type of case.