Lorraine Sabine Barton
New Bailey Chambers
Liverpool · Northern Circuit
Direct access family law barristers serving Liverpool and Merseyside. Liverpool is a major Northern legal centre, strong in crime, family and personal injury.
New Bailey Chambers
You face a court hearing about your children or finances, you want clear advice on your position before you commit to a fight, or you need urgent protection through a court order.
Most family matters are well suited to direct access. A barrister can advise, draft and represent you at hearings without a solicitor.
Barristers listed here regularly appear at Liverpool Civil and Family Court, Liverpool Crown Court, Liverpool Employment Tribunal.
Advice in conference often runs from a few hundred pounds; a fixed fee for a single hearing is common. Many family barristers offer fixed fees so you know the cost up front.
Yes. Public access (direct access) lets you instruct a barrister directly for advice, drafting and representation in most family cases.
Yes. A direct access barrister can represent you at hearings in the Family Court, including final hearings.
Many work on fixed fees per piece of work, so you agree the price before anything starts. Costs vary with the complexity of your case.
In Liverpool or nearby?
Send a short summary and we will match you with a direct access family law barrister who covers Liverpool, with a fixed fee quoted in writing before anything starts.