"Find a barrister" website launched for the public
A direct access portal connecting members of the public to barristers has won the backing of the Bar Council. The portal, launched last week by Preston-based barristers Pru Beever and Mike Whyatt of the Northern Circuit, will replace the Bar Council’s existing direct access register as the main hub for consumers wishing to instruct a direct access barrister.
Beever says: “Our motivation for creating the portal was not to make a profit but to simply make life easier for anyone looking for a barrister. There is no catch. Consumers don’t have to pay a fee to find a barrister. The portal is free to use. We never envisaged that this would catch the eye of the Bar Council. It was never part of a master-plan, but we are delighted to have the organisation’s weight backing this barrister-grown innovation.”
