solicitors Portsmouth<\/strong>\u00a0are trained legal professionals who can represent you in areas surrounding conveyancing, family law, probate and criminal law.<\/p>\nOur team will seek to represent you in either mediation settings or against an accusation put forward by a separate legal representative, or we can represent you in court.<\/p>\n
It would be very rare for this kind of legal professional to have expertise in all areas, and many of our team members at\u00a0Andrew & Andrew<\/strong>\u00a0are specialised in areas surrounding property, family, criminal and probate law. And of course, when we are representing you, we don\u2019t have to wear a wig or a black cape!<\/p>\nRole of a barrister<\/strong><\/h3>\nCourtroom appearance jokes aside, a barrister has a very important role in the legal system.<\/p>\n
Unlike our team, which tends to work in a community setting, a barrister has their role firmly set in a courtroom and is an expert at litigation and negotiation. In short, if your case is brought before a court, you will likely have a barrister representing you.<\/p>\n
But this will be more common if you do not have a legal representative and you are, therefore, appointed a public access barrister to represent you in the courtroom. In many cases, you will have both a legal representative from a law firm and a barrister at the same time who will negotiate and liaise with each other to ensure that the best outcome for you is met.<\/p>\n
Advising clients<\/strong><\/h3>\nA key difference is that barristers do not advise clients directly, but a legal professional from a firm like ours will discuss your case with you and advise you on the best courses of action.<\/p>\n
Negotiating<\/strong><\/h3>\nBoth a barrister and a legal professional will be able to negotiate on your behalf, but as mentioned earlier, a barrister can only do this within the realms of the court. A legal representative from a team like ours can do this in both the courtroom and the community.<\/p>\n
Drafting documents<\/strong><\/h3>\nAnd finally, another key difference is that when you come to a firm like\u00a0Andrew & Andrew<\/strong>, we can draft documents that have legal weight, such as probate documents, conveyancing documents and documents surrounding family law; a barrister cannot do this.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In the modern world, it is likely that at some point you will need to seek the advice of a legal representative, whether it is concerning property family law or divorce. And unless you have a background in law, generally, …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2416,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,16],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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