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Marek Hamlin, barrister maintains this website exclusively for informational purposes. The information contained in this site is not legal advice or other professional advice. Viewing this site, using information from it, or communicating with Marek Hamlin, barrister through this site by Internet email does not create a lawyer-client relationship between the user and Marek Hamlin, barrister.

Non-reliance
Online readers should not act on or decline to act on matters, based on content from this site, without first consulting a lawyer or other appropriate professional. As the law changes constantly, this website’s content may not necessarily indicate or provide changes of the applicable law.
 
Marek Hamlin, barrister is not liable for the use or interpretation of information contained on this site, and expressly disclaim all liability for any actions you take or do not take, based on this site’s content.

Advertising 
This website contains marketing materials to promote Marek Hamlin, barrister. Each case and client is unique. Past results are not a guarantee of future results and no result or outcome can be promised or guaranteed.

Links
Marek Hamlin, barrister does not necessarily endorse and is not responsible for content accessed through this website’s links to other Internet resources. Correctness and adequacy of information on those sites is not guaranteed, and unless otherwise stated, Marek Hamlin, barrister is not associated with such linked sites.

Contact
You may e-mail queries through this site, but information you send to Marek Hamlin, barrister through Internet e-mail or this website may not be secure. Communication to us will not be treated as privileged unless we already represent you. Do not send us confidential information until you have established a formal lawyer-client relationship with Marek Hamlin, barrister or one of his employed barristers. Even if we represent you, understand that Internet e-mail security is still uncertain and that you accept all risks of such uncertainty and potential lack of confidentiality when you send us unencrypted, sensitive, or confidential e-mail. E-mail from Marek Hamlin, barrister never constitutes an electronic signature, unless it expressly says so.

Instructions
As per the terms of service listed on this site, Marek Hamlin, barrister must be instructed in a manner consistent with the relevant rules and guidelines applicable. In general, a barrister must have an instructing solicitor rather than taking direct instructions from a client for planned work or work that has not yet started.
 
 
Client care, fees & Instructing Solicitor information
Most work sent to us is referred by solicitors. We are often approached directly by existing and potential new clients with queries or instructions.
 
All barristers are required, by the regulations that govern the legal profession, to be instructed by a solicitor. Clients generally cannot instruct a barrister directly; however, there are some exceptions. As such, a solicitor is required to instruct one of our barristers in conjunction with the client; such a solicitor is commonly referred to as an ‘instructing solicitor’ (unless through direct instructions such as the Ministry of Justice –“Legal Aid”).
 
An instructing solicitor can be a solicitor that the client uses or has used in the past for other matters. Alternatively, we can direct a new client with recommendations as to potential appropriate instructing solicitors. We are happy provide further information about this process and the associated costs, if any, on request.
 
Our fees range depending on the type of work and the required needs. Our barristers can charge at an hourly rate or a set fee depending on the circumstances. Both can provide you with a degree of certainty and we are more than happy to provide you with an estimate of how much time/work is involved with your case.
 
We are a busy practice and pride ourselves on our good reputation. We are not in this business to simply tell you what you want to hear. We will be direct and honest throughout.
 
Retainer: If engaged, we will request that a retainer be paid at the commencement of any new instruction as security for future work.  The retainer is always held in a solicitor’s trust account.  As with all barristers we do not have a trust account. Your retainer cannot be accessed without your written permission, usually by way of an email approval.
 
Preferred payment methods: Invoice basis; to make the process of paying as easy as possible our invoices can be paid via bank transfer or online credit card payment. When a retainer or any amount is paid to the nominated trust account, a photo identification is required of the payer.