An honest correspondence service
Got a legal problem? Write to me.
I am a former barrister. Years in county court, tribunals, possession lists and eviction hearings, on both sides. Tell me what's going on, in your own words, and I'll write you back in plain English. The first reply is free. Anonymous if you like.
Sound like you
Pick the one that's closest. Or don't. Just ask.
My landlord gave me notice and I don't know if it's legal.
HousingI've had a Section 21. What happens next.
EvictionThere's a hearing date and I don't have a solicitor.
CourtA claim form arrived this morning and I'm scared to open it again.
CourtA debt collector is chasing me for money I don't think I owe.
MoneyA solicitor's letter has turned up and I don't know how to answer it.
CorrespondenceMy landlord won't give my deposit back and the inventory was nonsense.
HousingWork has gone wrong and someone's mentioned a tribunal.
WorkMy neighbour and I have stopped speaking and now there are letters.
NeighbourI just want someone to read this letter before I reply to it.
Quick readMine isn't on the list, but it's been keeping me up.
Tell meHow it works
Three steps. No clever stuff.
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1
You write in.
Use any name. Tell me what's going on. The first reply is free and the form is below.
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2
I write back.
Plain English, by email, usually within two working days. What I think your position is, what your options are, and what I'd do in your shoes.
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You decide.
No follow-up. No nudging. If you want a paid session afterwards I do that too, at roughly half what a high street firm would charge. Only if you want it.
Ask
Tell me what's going on.
Free. Anonymous if you like. Plain English back to you.
Who's writing back
Called to the Bar. Struck off. Still here.
I was called to the Bar of England and Wales. Years in county court, in tribunals, in possession lists and in eviction hearings, for claimants and defendants, landlords and tenants, employers and employees, on multiple occasions across all of it. After a long disagreement with the regulator about how legal services ought to be delivered to ordinary people, I was struck off.
The wig went. The years in court did not. The being struck off is, in a roundabout way, the whole point of this. No chambers to feed. No clock running against you. No practising certificate to protect. No incentive in the world to make your problem look bigger than it is.
Think of it like the legal phone-ins on LBC, but in writing, at your pace, and with nobody else listening in.
What it costs
Free first. Paid only if you want more.
The first written reply
Free
No card. No account. Nothing to cancel. You only ever pay if you choose to.
A one-to-one session
About half
An hour together by phone or video, going through documents properly. Roughly half what a high street firm would charge for the equivalent. Terms agreed in writing first.