Services
Support In Court
There is no getting around the fact that court attendance is the single most stressful part of proceedings but a McKenzie Friend is ideally placed to help minimise the stress of the day. At hearings, we can provide quiet advice and moral support, help with your papers and take notes. McKenzie Friends have no automatic right to address the court or conduct litigation.
If you feel you need someone to speak on your behalf at a hearing, we can help you find a suitable Direct Access barrister. A barrister can provide the courtroom advocacy, while we can continue helping you prepare and organise your case. The barrister would be instructed and paid separately.
Document Management
We can help prepare applications, witness statements and other court documents for your review and approval.
Our team can assist with documents relating to child arrangements, divorce, financial proceedings and domestic abuse injunctions, including preparing allegations and supporting evidence in the format directed by the court. This may include schedules of allegations (sometimes referred to as Scott Schedules).
Quality Affordable Advice
The several years of experience of Family Courts going back to 2017, and having been a Professional McKenzie friend since 2019 means that it is rare to come across a situation that I haven’t encountered previously. I can use this knowledge to guide you step-by-step through the process, considering your options at each stage, making you aware of likely outcomes of the proceedings, and how you can best present your case to positively influence them.
I can quickly get to the heart of the matter and help you organise your thoughts so that you’re fully aware which factors you raise are likely to be significant to the court and which aren’t. This ‘information management’ is crucial to the presentation of your case both in court and through paperwork.