The Bar Code of Conduct regulates what services a barrister can offer and when. It prevents most barristers from offering legal services directly to the public. Clients are normally referred to a barrister by another legal professional such as a solicitor.

Legal services are defined by the Code of Conduct as including legal advice, representation and drafting or settling any legal document. Our barristers do not provide any of these services through Can’t Afford a Lawyer.

The services we offer are not defined as “legal services” by the Code of Conduct.

We provide legal information as opposed to legal advice. This means that the barrister can educate someone about the law and legal process but can not advise someone to take a particular course of action. He or she can give examples of how the law applies generally but can’t give an opinion on the merits of a case.

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