We have a long history of providing agency and advocacy services in a range of specialist areas.  Our Dispute Resolution, Employment and Family law teams have a number of lawyers who are highly experienced and confident advocates, able to accept instructions on a wide variety of work types.

Professional Support :

If you are not based near key clients in the Solent region and need to have representation at site meetings or for statements to be taken from witnesses as to fact by experienced litigation lawyers, then our Professional Support Team can assist you.  We can arrange attendance at meetings, site visits, conferences, taking witness statements, locus reports, inspection of documents and service of documents as well as a multitude of other instructions to enable you to ensure that your service to your clients is of the standard which they would expect.

We pride ourselves on being able to offer an exceptional standard of service which includes:

  • Providing solicitors with specialist expertise when required
  • Providing email reports at every stage
  • The ability and resources to address new developments and immediate concerns

Court Agency :

Our court agency provides a highly efficient service to a number of major courts on the south coast.  We have a strong team of lawyers with a wide range and depth of expertise to suit your needs.  We boast a wealth of local knowledge and experience in all the local courts as well as those further afield.  We are committed to prompt service, mindful of key deadlines and providing timely reports.

Courts Covered :

Court  LocationDistance from Paris Smith Office
Southampton0.2 miles
Winchester12.3 miles
Lyndhurst14 miles
Fareham15.2 miles
Portsmouth20.9 miles
Salisbury23 miles
Bournemouth29.9 miles
Basingstoke31.2 miles

We are able to accept instructions to deal with hearings at all levels up to and including trial in the following work types:

  • Contested Divorce/Dissolution of Civil Partnership
  • Ancillary Relief
  • Trust of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996
  • Schedule 1 Children Act 1989
  • Schedule 8 Children Act 1989
  • Emergency Remedies
  • Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) 1975 

Our team of advocates include a large number of solicitors with many years of experience of advocacy in the County Courts.  We can also provide trainees and paralegals to attend court hearings with independently instructed Counsel.

Our Charges

We charge on the basis of an hourly rate although are also able to agree capped fees for interim and final hearings, further details of which can be provided upon enquiry.

Reporting

Irrespective of the nature of the instruction we shall report to you by telephone on the day of the hearing wherever possible and provide a full written note within 48hours.  Our policy is to provide excellent service and value.