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Section 6 - Legal Services Provided by Barristers direct to the Public
(rather than via a Solicitor) under the Public Access Rules.
Last updated Aptil 23rd.
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Services provided by barristers directly to the public have only recently been allowed; previously
a barrister could only be instructed by a solicitor.
A good description of these rules can be found
here or
here.
Findabarrister.co.uk is a new legal directory of Public Access
barristers operating in England and Wales in association with the Public Access Bar Association. The public can
search through barristers’ profiles under location, area of law, keywords or experience. Practical guidance
and information is provided about Public Access and how it works.
Barristers Direct is a group within "traditional" chambers
4 King's Bench Walk which focuses on the work which barristers can do without instructing a solicitor.
Head of Chambers Timothy Raggatt QC says that Members of his Chambers have been amongst the first at the
Bar to train for and to accept public access instructions. There is extensive information about
Direct Access (who work can be taken on, and what cannot) on the site.
Sir Nicholas Bonsor is skilled in mediation & arbitration, conflict resolution,
Inheritance Tax matters & general commercial law. He provides direct public access to his mediation and
arbitration services.
2 Gray's Inn Square Chambers is a general common law set,
established in 1992. Chambers work particularly in Employment, Family (Financial & Property),
Family (Children) and Property & Commercial law.
There is a section relating to Direct Public Access, and the barristers who are able to take
on work under this scheme,
here.
Ian Mann is a barrister at 13 Kings Bench Walk.
He practices in employment disputes representing both employers and employees.
His employment practice embraces the full spectrum of Employment Tribunal, High Court
and appellate work and covers all areas of employment law, especially discrimination.
He has a special section on his site about Direct Access and how he can take work under this scheme.
Richard Miles is a barrister
with over 10 years experience specialising in civil and commercial law who now offers his services directly to
the general public and business community. He provides advice and support to businesses and individuals,
mainly in relation to contract or business disputes. He also provides advice to businesses to stop themselves
getting into a dispute, such as advising on a contract or standard terms and conditions.
Barrister Neil Addison, runs two websites
Harassment Law and
Religion Law. He provides direct public access advice and drafting
services to members of the public or businesses involved in Harassment,
Bullying or Discrimination cases as well as Mediation and Arbitration.
Palmyra Chambers, based in warrington, is a new Set.
Their areas of practice are Commercial Law, Family Law, Media and Entertainment, Local Government & Housing,
Crime, Employment Law, Personal Injury and International Law.
All Members are Public Access qualified.
Park Chambers, based in Weybridge, Surrey,
are Erich Suter’s specialist employment law and mediation chambers. As well as accepting instructions through
solicitors in the normal way, they accept Direct Public Access instructions from companies and the public
in all areas of employment law including unfair dismissal, equal pay, all types of discrimination,
transfer of undertakings, contract cases and redundancies as well as accepting Public Access instructions
for commercial, employment and workplace mediations.
Tim Wallis specialises in providing private clients with
advice on taxation, trusts, wills and general estate planning. He is happy to provide advice under the
Direct Public Access scheme, direct to members of the public. There is a form on the site to send in
a question which Tim will answer.
Note to chambers and barristers who are featuring direct access services on their web site - let me know
and I will add you to this list!
email delia@venables.co.uk
