Unfortunately Im in a JS 1 year in the Family Law Courts.
My experience to date is the Barristers are more interested in following "Court Process" than passionately articulating your case points in Court.
You pay a lot of money and often key case points are not articulated to the Judge. They often fumble for notes, when you know your key points on the tip of you tongue.
There is no Amazon 5 Star rating process for barristers, they all have an air of importance and believe they are worth their large remuneration, imbedded in a largely historic outdated system.
If you ask people for a "good one" it is highly subjective to their own individual case circumstances.
Generally the process in my opinion, favours the ladies (family law still assumes the lady is the main child assisting party, and the outcome is skewed against the men as far as all people Ive canvased- tell me otherwise).
Ireland is even more subjective than most International divorce courts, which are normally 50:50 assets and maintenance formulas, quite clear cut- no set rules in Ireland, means higher legal fees with the grey area wide open to subjectivity, complexity and legal fee Nirvana....
I get to main point;
How does one (in my case a Defendant- generally ~90% of time the man) find a good barrister who;
- Will represent well the defendant aspects in a case in an articulate manor to the Judge
- Not just represents court process
- Has represented both parties frequently
- Gets a fair deal for all.
- Is not incentivised to drag it out for larger fees
- Is not more interested in taking Applicant female cases & enjoys the challenge of a male case
- Calls time on infinite vouching if it goes around in circles perpetually
Maybe they don't exist, but it would be nice to believe in Ireland there are barristers that push for a 50;50 deal even if it means selling family home, for the interests of all parties.
Please advise with suitable Counsel recommendations.
Thank you.
My experience to date is the Barristers are more interested in following "Court Process" than passionately articulating your case points in Court.
You pay a lot of money and often key case points are not articulated to the Judge. They often fumble for notes, when you know your key points on the tip of you tongue.
There is no Amazon 5 Star rating process for barristers, they all have an air of importance and believe they are worth their large remuneration, imbedded in a largely historic outdated system.
If you ask people for a "good one" it is highly subjective to their own individual case circumstances.
Generally the process in my opinion, favours the ladies (family law still assumes the lady is the main child assisting party, and the outcome is skewed against the men as far as all people Ive canvased- tell me otherwise).
Ireland is even more subjective than most International divorce courts, which are normally 50:50 assets and maintenance formulas, quite clear cut- no set rules in Ireland, means higher legal fees with the grey area wide open to subjectivity, complexity and legal fee Nirvana....
I get to main point;
How does one (in my case a Defendant- generally ~90% of time the man) find a good barrister who;
- Will represent well the defendant aspects in a case in an articulate manor to the Judge
- Not just represents court process
- Has represented both parties frequently
- Gets a fair deal for all.
- Is not incentivised to drag it out for larger fees
- Is not more interested in taking Applicant female cases & enjoys the challenge of a male case
- Calls time on infinite vouching if it goes around in circles perpetually
Maybe they don't exist, but it would be nice to believe in Ireland there are barristers that push for a 50;50 deal even if it means selling family home, for the interests of all parties.
Please advise with suitable Counsel recommendations.
Thank you.