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July 2, 2015 By Louise Mathias

How To Brief Barristers… So Everyone’s Happy!

How To Brief Barristers… So Everyone’s Happy!

You have a "grenade of a file" in your hands and you know its about to explode on the next court appearance, do you brief a "new" barrister to attend at the last minute and provide very scant information and then go M.I.A., so the Barrister is unable to clarify and get further instructions.... not happy!  You have difficulty speaking to clients about legal costs and you don't want to lose a client by talking about "money" and you feel very awkward asking the client for money to be put in trust, however, you need a Barrister and therefore brief him/her without funds in trust for payment of their (our your) services? These are what I call "slash and burn" type scenarios, which will suffice if you only require a one transactional briefing.  However, if you desire to build an ongoing relationship with a barrister of choice, much more is required......... … [Read more...]

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