Personally I think that £25,000 to hire a Barrister, for perhaps 4 or 5 Hours at at hearing, is rather on the High side.
City barristers rates, (This is for London Rates and Edinburgh is less), run as high as £1,000 per hour. Rates for barristers who operate from regional chambers will normally cost a lot less. Additionally, most good barristers offer fixed fees for every specific task or will discuss with you the issues if this is not possible.
I have just checked up on the "Court of Sessions" web page :-
https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-co...urt-of-session
There it advises who can present a case.
Cases can be presented by
- An advocate - a member of the Faculty of Advocates whose status and function correspond to that of a barrister in England
- A solicitor-advocate - a. member of the Law Society of Scotland. Experienced solicitors who obtain an extension of their rights of audience by undergoing additional training in evidence and in the procedure of the Court of Session.
- A practitioner from another member state of the European Union where the circumstances are prescribed by the European Communities (Services of Lawyers) Order 1978.
- An individual who is a party to a case , but a firm or a company must always be represented by counsel or by a solicitor-advocate.
So it seems that a Barrister or Advocate is not required as an Individual who is party to the case can present it. This means you will not require to hire an Advocate for £25,000.
Last edited by Kodiak; 11-Jun-17 at 19:16.
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