FAQ’s

Barristers specialise in Courtroom advocacy, drafting legal pleadings and documents, and giving expert legal opinions. They can be contrasted with solicitors, who are in general office-based lawyers who can provide transactional services such as conveyancing and wills. 

Barristers are not permitted to practise in partnerships so are mainly self-employed,  but they may employ other barristers, therefore they often join a chambers where they can pool resources and have offices together. Cashel Chambers is one such Chambers. 

Yes! All Barristers in Cashel Chambers are Legal Aid providers. 

Depending on what your legal issue is, you may be able to nominate a specific lawyer to be your legal aid lawyer. If you do not specify which lawyer you want on the application form, then Legal Aid Services randomly selects someone for you. 

If you have a legal issue, and you’re unsure if it is covered by legal aid, or whether you are eligible for legal aid, or you simply want to apply for legal aid with us, please contact us with some information about the situation and we can help.

If you do want us to act for you and you’re already assigned another legal aid provider, dependent on the legal issue, you may be able to transfer providers. 

If you have received a letter from the Legal Services Agency, then we have been assigned as your lawyer. A letter from your Barrister will be sent out to you soon, which will include information and terms of engagement. You should read any letters from us or legal aid carefully and keep them for future reference.

Once you have received a letter from legal aid or us, then you should then make contact with your Barrister confirming the best way to reach you, the court time and date which you were given, and make arrangements to discuss your case and provide any disclosure you were given at court. 

Please feel free to use the Contact page on this website, specifying who your assigned Barrister is. Other than email, the best way to contact a Barrister is via text message. We are in Court every day, so often cannot take phone calls, which means texts or emails are easier.

Guardianship, Care Order and Protection Orders all fall under Family Law. These types of applications can be filed both with noticed, or in extreme situations, without notice. It is important that you contact your lawyer as soon as possible when you are served these documents as time can often be of the essence. 

If you are looking to file one of these actions, then make an appointment with one of our Barristers to understand what happens, what you’ll need, and to instruct them to lodge the application for you. 

If your Barrister is not answering your calls, it is likely because they are either in Court or very busy. Please send a message using the Contact page and we will make sure they are aware you need to speak to them. 

Other than email, the best way to contact a Barrister is via text message. We are in Court every day, so often cannot take phone calls, which means texts or emails are easier.

There are a lot of variables which the Legal Services Agency assess to determine whether you are eligible for Legal Aid. Please ask one of our Barristers and they will be able to assess if you’re likely to receive legal aid. Generally if it is not certain that you would denied legal aid, then we encourage you to apply anyway. 

If you are not eligible then you will need to instruct a lawyer privately. Any one of our Barristers are happy to act for you privately. 

This depends on each Barrister and the type of work you need done. Make contact with your Barrister, have a chat to them about what you need to retain them for, and they will be able to give you their prices.