I am happy to consider briefs to work on a private retainer basis particularly in the following areas:
Criminal
Employment
Civil
Agency
Training
I am approved to accept direct instructions in certain cases but otherwise a solicitors referral will be required before a new brief can be considered.
Criminal
- bail applications
- sentencing (including hunting and traffic cases where there has been injury or death or where there are property forfeiture issues)
- applications to discharge without conviction (in appropriate cases)
- defended hearings/judge alone trials
- jury trials
- traffic cases
- regulatory prosecutions (for informant or defence)
- work (limited) licences
- sentencing appeal assessments
- youth cases and youth issues generally
Employment
- general advice to employers, employees and independent contractors
- mediations
- drafting individual employment and independent contractors agreements
- IEA assessment
- statutory compliance reviews (health and safety prosecutions, human rights)
- restructuring and redundancy advice
- Health and Safety in the workplace compliance and litigation
Civil
- selected civil proceedings (debts, enforcement, protection of views, tree disputes, harassment actions, general advice)
- contract advice, consumer rights, remedies
- clubs and charities rules/constitution advice, membership issues, an interest in sports contracts/issues
Agency
- instructions welcome
Training
- facilitating or presenting tailored or existing in house legal training
I am approved to accept direct instructions in certain cases but otherwise a solicitors referral will be required before a new brief can be considered.