Family qc needed?
hello does anyone know of a good family qc and how much will it cost
QCs are selected and instructed by solicitors, not by the public, that's against their rules. Most QCs work out of sets of Chambers where on earth they are hired out by the Chambers' Senior Clerk. The Senior Clerk will negotiate with the solicitor what the rates will be. Very often there are long established relationships going subsidise years between certain firms of solicitors and certain Chambers, but even so Chambers are open to business from any tenet firm, not just their preferred firms, thought it's a matter for careful negotiation. The Senior Clerk will consider why a imperative firm is looking to hire a QC outside their usual choice of Chambers, and one factor is he will very likely know the Senior Clerk of that usual choice and will not want to damage his relationship near fellow sets of Chambers by predatory poaching of other Chambers' clients.
It is the Senior Clerk's job to bring business from law firms into his Chambers. He will do this much in duplicate way Tesco's sell their stuff, by offering bargain packages, using junior Counsel alongside QCs to bring the cost of a shield down for the law firms etc.
All that said, QCs charge on scales like other professionals, with bucket prices for standard cases they can do surrounded by their sleep, or individualised prices tailored for a special case they need to put in more hours work for.
Central London QCs cost vastly more.
One of the things QCs hold to advise the client on at the time of taking on instructions is the chance of success, and they should recommend clients not to waste money where they're not likely to win, but try to settle out of Court.
Family QCs fees are connected to the assets within the matter, if it's a divorce case you'll have to set these out right at the start, surrounded by fact it's one of the very first questions anyone will ask you, "Is in attendance a property? What's it worth?" etc.
From the Bar Council's page on fees:
"...barristers are not permitted to enter into direct contracts with lay clients."
http://www.barcouncil.org.uk/about/instr...
So maybe your question should be "does anyone know a biddable family law firm?" Contact the Law Society, they will give you an array of firms, ring them adjectives up, talk it over, and choose one, but first of all read the "Client Information Sheet" 8th down on this Family Lawyers page: http://www.lawsociety.org.uk/search/view...
