Some clients prefer to pay for a Solicitor as well as a Barrister
When might I want to use a Solicitor as well as a Barrister ?Barristers are still prohibited by law from carrying out certain ‘procedural’ aspects of litigation.
Barristers are not allowed to -
(1) ‘Issue’ applications at the Court Office (taking or sending certain court forms to the Court)
(2) Using their professional address as the ‘Address for Service’ (formally ‘going on the record’ with the Court)
In most cases the client can easily do these things themselves.
In Divorce cases you might also need to use a Conveyancing Solicitor or Trust Solicitor to implement Orders of the Court or Agreements for, for instance, the sale of property.