Areas of Law
The Barristerly scheme offers individuals and businesses focused legal advice on the law of England and Wales.
For £396 including VAT, you can speak face to face by video with an experienced barrister for up to one hour, followed by a short next-steps note.
The examples below indicate the questions we may be able to help with. Each booking is subject to conflict and suitability checks. Advice is based on the information provide by you in our online form.
AI and Your Legal Case
Advice on using AI effectively to help prepare and understand your legal case, supported by a barrister’s professional judgment. Be one step of the opposition by using AI with legal guidance from a barrister.
Examples include:
using AI to organise facts, prepare summaries and identify questions;
discussing whether AI-generated suggestions are relevant to your case;
understanding how to check legal references and recognise misleading answers;
improving the clarity of letters and explanations while preserving accuracy; and
identifying where further evidence or professional advice is needed.
understanding the limits of what AI can be used for in court.
Property & Land
Advice about the ownership, use and occupation of land and buildings, including residential and commercial landlord and tenant disputes.
Examples include:
boundaries, disputed ownership, rights of way and shared driveways;
easements, restrictive covenants and obligations in property deeds;
beneficial ownership, trusts of land and disagreements between joint owners about shares or a sale;
trespass, nuisance, party walls and damage to neighbouring property;
estate management charges and rentcharges;
possession proceedings, notices, rent arrears and tenancy deposits;
disrepair, service charges and leasehold obligations; and
commercial lease renewals, break clauses, dilapidations and forfeiture.
Inheritance & Trusts
Advice about disagreements concerning wills, inheritance, the administration of estates and the management of trusts.
Examples include:
challenges to a will involving capacity, undue influence or improper execution;
disputes about the meaning or effect of a will;
claims for reasonable financial provision from an estate;
entitlement to inherit where there is no valid will;
concerns about executors, administrators or the distribution of estate assets;
disputes between trustees and beneficiaries; and
alleged breaches of trust or misuse of trust assets.
Contract & Consumer
Advice about agreements, business relationships, goods and services, including building disputes and banking and finance agreements.
Examples include:
breach of contract, unpaid invoices and disputed debts;
written or oral agreements, contractual terms and termination;
misrepresentation, cancellation rights and unfair terms;
defective goods, inadequate services and motor vehicle sales or repairs;
defective or incomplete building work, delay, variations and disputed payments;
building contracts and responsibility for design or workmanship;
supply, distribution and insurance disputes; and
loans, consumer credit, mortgages, guarantees and vehicle or asset finance, including repayment, charges and enforcement of security.
General Civil Claims
Advice about responsibility for loss or damage, professional negligence, interference with goods, reputation and privacy.
Examples include:
negligence causing property damage or financial loss;
accidents and unsafe premises;
wrongful retention of goods, conversion and bailment, including goods entrusted to someone for storage or repair;
allegedly negligent advice or services from solicitors, surveyors, accountants, architects or other professionals;
initial questions about clinical negligence involving diagnosis, treatment or consent;
defamation, social media publications and damaging reviews;
misuse of private information, threatened disclosure and harassment; and
causation, evidence, time limits, damages and whether expert investigation is needed.
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Company, partnership and insolvency
Advice for individuals, businesses, creditors, directors, shareholders and partners about insolvency and disputes involving business ownership or management.
Examples include:
statutory demands, bankruptcy and winding-up petitions;
disputed debts relied upon in insolvency proceedings;
disputes with trustees in bankruptcy, liquidators or administrators;
ownership of assets and transactions made before insolvency;
directors’ duties, personal liability and alleged misuse of company assets;
shareholder disputes, minority shareholder rights and unfair prejudice;
disagreements about company control, director removal, loans or investments; and
partnership agreements, partnership property, dissolution and disputes following the breakdown of a business relationship.
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Criminal & Motoring
Advice about criminal allegations, criminal proceedings and road traffic offences.
Examples include:
criminal charges, questions about evidence and potential defences;
bail, sentencing and possible grounds of appeal;
speeding and other road traffic offences;
careless or dangerous driving;
drink or drug driving;
driving without insurance or otherwise than in accordance with a licence; and
penalty points, disqualification, exceptional hardship and special reasons.
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Public Law, Judicial Review and Regulatory
Advice about public authority decisions, licensing matters, regulatory investigations and enforcement action.
Examples include:
whether a public authority has acted within its powers and followed a fair procedure;
failure to consider relevant evidence or individual circumstances;
discrimination and failures to make reasonable adjustments;
judicial review, complaints, internal reviews and statutory appeals;
alcohol, entertainment and late-night refreshment licensing, including premises licence applications, variations and reviews;
taxi and private-hire driver, vehicle and operator licensing;
planning, building-control, housing, HMO and landlord licensing enforcement;
food production, food hygiene and food-safety enforcement;
regulatory investigations, notices, interviews under caution and prosecutions; and
professional disciplinary and fitness-to-practise proceedings.
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Not sure where your problem fits?
Choose the closest category and give a brief description when booking. You do not need to know the legal terminology.
Alternatively you can book a “Miscellaneous Session” and we can look at your enquiry and direct you to an appropriate barrister where possible.
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Barristerly is an independent booking and introduction service. Legal advice is provided by the independent barrister you instruct. Barristerly is not a firm of solicitors or a barristers’ chambers and does not itself provide legal advice.