
This Saturday Slot post is the fourth part of my weekly series of posts on Court Hearings (in the UK). You can see the others >> here. Not all court hearings are trials There are two main types of court hearing. The first is the main hearing or trial which decides the case. I will…

This Saturday Slot post is the third part of my weekly series of posts on Court Hearings (in the UK). You can see the others >> here. Arrive on time for your hearing It is very important that you arrive promptly. Your case will have been listed for a particular time. If you are attending…

This Saturday Slot post is the second part of my weekly series of posts on Court Hearings (in the UK). You can see the others >> here. Preparation for court hearings In all court hearings, preparation is key. Do not assume that you will be able to ‘wing it’. You won’t. Or if you do,…

This Saturday Slot post is the first part of my weekly series of posts on Court Hearings (in the UK). You can see the others >> here. County Court Hearings Courts are scary places. Or so many people think. Often they take place in old Victorian buildings with intimidating atmospheres. There are people walking around…

Although its Friday, I want to introduce you all to my new series, the Saturday Slot. This really started last Saturday when I did a post on writing effective legal letters. That seemed to go down quite well, so I thought, “what about using Saturdays to write about things like that?” Aspects of legal stuff…

Legal letters One of the things you need to do as a lawyer is write letters. In fact you have to a lot of writing generally. But a lot of it is letters. But there is not much point in writing letters if they don’t work. How do you write a letter which is effective?…