Instructing
How to instruct me
Instructions come through solicitors and other professional clients, and the quickest route is always my clerks.
Please note
I do not undertake public access work. If you are a member of the public looking for a barrister to instruct directly, I am not able to help, and you should speak to a solicitor or use the Bar Council's public access directory. I am sorry not to be more useful on that front.
The route in
Contact the clerking team at Park Square Barristers. They hold my diary, will tell you within the hour whether I am available, and will agree a fee with you before anything is delivered. If the matter is urgent, say so when you ring: a good deal can be done at short notice.
Contact my clerks at Park Square Barristers
What helps me most
Instructions do not need to be long. What makes the difference is having the documents that actually decide the case, and a clear statement of what you want from me. For a typical civil or personal injury instruction that usually means the statements of case where proceedings have been issued, the medical or expert evidence, the key correspondence including any Part 36 offers, and anything that goes to the point you are worried about.
If there is a hearing date, a limitation date or a deadline for service, put it at the top. If you would rather have a short view quickly than a full advice in a fortnight, say that too, and I will work to it.
Conflicts and timescales
My clerks run a conflict check before anything is accepted. If I cannot take the case, whether through a conflict or the diary, they will say so at once and, if it helps, suggest someone else in chambers who covers the same ground.
Fees
Fees are agreed in advance with my clerks, and depend on the nature of the work, the papers and the timescale. I act on conditional fee agreements where that is appropriate. Ask the clerks for a quote and you will get one, rather than a range.