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So I have submitted my C100 and waiting for a hearing date.
For the first hearing - how helpful is it to have a barrister. I will be subject to lots of false allegations which should not have any substance to them.
How helpful is it to have a barrister?
Any ideas as to fees? (I do not have much money)
Any recommendations?
Many thanks
To the best of my knowledge, barristers still have to be retained by a solicitor - you cannot do this directly, so you would have to factor in the cost of the solicitor as well.
The fees depend on the barrister you can be talking a few hundred to a few thousand pounds.
Many thanks ATCD,
rules have changes - you can appoint directly, but not every barristers accept open referrals.
Either way I have solicitor but wondering if anyone has any recommendations and costings (I've read a couple who have spent only a few hundred- yet I have seen quotes of several thousand as actd says).
BW
Yes the rules changed in 2004. What part of the country are you in?
Have a look at www.stobartsbarristers.co.uk. 🙂
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