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Disclosure to clerks when trying choose a barrister

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martyred
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01 Feb 23 #520541 by martyred

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How much information should I disclose when contacting clerks to try to identify a suitable barrister for my case?

They would need to be aware that expertise in a couple of unusual areas is required but I'm mindful of the possibility that the barristers could end up working for the other side.

rubytuesday
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02 Feb 23 #520542 by rubytuesday

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The clerks will know which questions to ask you, but if you can provide additional information that will help the clerk with deciding which of thier barristers are best suited to help you.

martyred
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02 Feb 23 #520545 by martyred

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Thanks. I called the clerks in the end (I'd been going to e-mail them) but they didn't want to go into too much detail at this stage. Given that a conference would be the first step, I don't understand why they were talking about hearing dates. It looks as though I'll have to discuss this with my solicitors but given that my resources are finite, I would much rather have been able to identify good candidates myself.

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