by Kris | Mar 24, 2012 | Direct Access Barristers, DIY Law
The Sheriffs Are Coming has to be my favourite programme at the moment. While every episode is the same – with Employment Tribunal and County Court money judgments finally catching up with rogue landlords and former employers – there is something quite...
by Kris | Mar 12, 2012 | Death Penalty
I’m sure when Jon Bruning approved this video, he was hoping it would portray him as a real Nebraskan – one of ours – standing on the shoulders of pioneers. Instead, it reminds me of Willa Cather’s 1923 essay, “Nebraska, The End of the...
by Kris | Mar 6, 2012 | Direct Access Barristers, DIY Law
Several litigants in person have come to me recently about enforcing their county court and tribunal money judgments. They won their cases a few years ago, but the other side haven’t paid. Is getting judgment debtors to pay what they owe normally a problem? The...
by Kris | Mar 2, 2012 | Advocacy, Direct Access Barristers, DIY Law, Private client criminal defence
I’ll start with how not to brief a barrister. My friend J decided to start a claim against his neighbour. He was a litigant in person – but told me that he had a barrister “on hand” who was guiding him. J told me the barrister represented him...