I am on a very tight budget and am based in the UK. In brief, I am seeking to work within a regulated profession of a medical nature, but I would first need to know whether any of the relevant regulatory bodies would permit me to register on my credentials. I have a foreign degree which I hope should be accepted but I want to prepare in the off-chance that my credentials are challenged.
I have prepared a legal document setting out my identity and circumstances. It is, I believe, clear and thorough, and I do not think many changes , if any, will be required.
Ideally, I should like to obtain legal advice from a barrister. I am familiar with the direct-access scheme and have used it before, but in this case it is proving very limited. I am struggling to identify barristers with the specific expertise required in this niche area of law. To date I have found only one, but he is not direct-access qualified.
What I therefore need is a solicitor (or paralegal) who can identify and instruct the right barrister. The solicitor’s role would be, in essence, limited to that task, as the 'case' is already prepared. However, it is essential that the barrister instructed has genuine experience of cases of this type, and not merely a general background in medical negligence (which I find is far too common among the barristers I am trying to find), since negligence is not in issue here.
I must apologise, but I am working within a very limited budget and am anxious to keep the solicitor’s costs as low as possible. To be clear, I am, of course, content to meet the barrister’s fees — they are not inexpensive, and I fully accept that, but the solicitor’s costs must be kept within a reasonable figure.
I quite understand that no one can be expected to work without proper remuneration, but I am reluctant to spend £700-£1500 merely for the purpose of instructing counsel.
