Can a "regular " person hire a Barrister without going through a Solicitor?
It seems that you MUST go through a Solicitor and I find this frustrating and old fashioned. Is there another way?
2007-03-22 06:34:05 · 11 answers · asked by Tapsy 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
No. It is a breach of professional ethics for a barrister to accept instructions otherwise than through a solicitor. You wouldn't want to be represented by anyone who was prepared to break the rules.
2007-03-22 06:38:11 · answer #1 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, in many countries that use this split, a barrister can be hired directly. However, the solicitor usually does a lot of the preliminary work, so many barristers may not want to proceed without having the solicitor lay the foundation.
Of course, all laws vary by country, so individual countries may impose additional requirements on those professions.
2007-03-22 06:38:40 · answer #2 · answered by coragryph 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can. Barristers in self-employed practice can undertake work on direct instructions from lay clients, without the need for a solicitor or other professional client to be instructed. Some of the big sets of chambers now do (limited) public access work.
As a general rule, before a barrister may accept any public access instructions, he or she must:
(1) have practised for a total of three years following completion of pupillage;
(2) have attended a training course designated by the Bar Council - details of such courses can be obtained from the Education and Training Department at the Bar Council; and
(3) have notified the Records department of the Bar Council of the intention to undertake such work.
See www.barcouncil.org.uk for more details.
2007-03-22 07:17:14 · answer #3 · answered by stephen.oneill 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they have to go through the solicitor. A barrister won't take up your case without a solicitor's reference.
2007-03-22 06:41:59 · answer #4 · answered by beanie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A barrister can only be instructed by a solicitor. It seems odd, but that's the way it works.
2007-03-22 06:38:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-03-28 23:44:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. You have to go through a solicitor, otherwise it could give adverse effects on your court case.
2007-03-22 06:40:11 · answer #7 · answered by truthofmatter 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no the only person that can refer you to a barister is a solicitor. it acts as a filter to make sure you really do need one.
2007-03-22 10:16:10 · answer #8 · answered by simon t 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very selfish thinking, don't you realise that most solicitors are on the breadline, and are very very poor people who have to make a living? Shame on you!!!
2007-03-22 06:44:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Not in the UK. There is no other way, that's how it's "done".
2007-03-22 06:43:17 · answer #10 · answered by champer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋