Public Access

The potential benefits of Public Access are very significant for members of the public:

• It is designed so that you can get legal advice from a Barrister without ever having to employ a Solicitor. This means that you only have to pay for one legal advisor rather than two, potentially producing significant costs saving.
• You get direct access to specialist legal advisors and advocates who will provide clear and simple advice and not seek to engage the client in expensive litigation.
• Barristers regularly carry out work for a flat fee, providing you with certainty about costs.
• Under the watchful guidance of the Barrister, you do some of the work that a Solicitor would do, saving you the cost of paying for what you can do yourself.
• If, for any reason, you do need a Solicitor, then your Barrister will tell you. This means you only instruct a Solicitor when it is absolutely necessary. Furthermore, the Barrister can recommend a Solicitor to you. It should be a recommendation you can trust because it comes from an expert in that area of law, with years of experience of different Solicitors in the field. Importantly, the Barrister cannot receive remuneration for his recommendation.