COURT ASSISTANCE FOR £80 Per Hour

As a McKenzie Friend, my role in court is to

1. provide moral support
2. quietly advise you by whispering or written word
3. explain what is happening with the permission of the Judge 
4. advise you to say yes  / no or other 

This happens in Court or at Remote Hearings 

Remote Hearings:

• I will prepare and send to you the McKenzie Friend Form for you to submit to Court and serve to all parties
• I will call you 30 minutes prior to the Court Hearing start time 
• We will converse by text via WhatsApp or Messenger (this is allowed)
• or
• I can sit next to you at your residence using 1 computer 

I charge £80 per hour from the time we agree to meet till the time I leave you. 

So why should you NOT choose a Solicitor to represent you?

1. A solicitor will speak for / represent you and manage the case for court which may involve another 10 fee hours prior to court, at a cost of £5000.
2. In Court, a solicitor for a day in Court may charge you £5000.  
3. The costs will mount up and it is not unknown for fees to total £30000!

So why me?

My cost to you from the time we meet till the time I leave you.

If an all day Hearing starting at 9am for arrival at court and leaving at 5pm, my fee will be in the region of £640 plus travel and parking.

If it is an hour's Hearing and I arrive at Court for 9am, Hearing at 10 and lasts till 11, then 30 minutes discussing what happened and what to do next the fee would be -

£200 plus travel and parking.

So, as I am a McKenzie Friend I cannot speak for you but I can:

1. book you in with the Usher at Court so you have no need to see the other party prior to the Hearing,
2. ask the usher for a separate waiting room if needed, 
3. help negotiate in any negotiations prior to the Hearing starting,
4. assist with what you say to Cafcass prior to the Hearing,
5. train  you so you know what to say,
6. When asking questions, I can write down extra Questions for you to ask, help 
7. assist in writing your opening and closing submissions
8. provide moral support,
9. stop you saying or suggesting anything that will upset the judge or ruin your case,
10. nudge you so you know when to speak or when to raise your hand to speak to the Judge to put your view