COURT APPEARANCES
Useful Information
- Court Appearances
- The website's stated mission which is to publish an online legal directory containing a data base of all Australian courts, tribunals and quasi-courts and listing court lawyers including solicitors and barristers who specialise or regularly practise in those courts, and who are located either by a court search or area of law search facility.
- Family & Criminal Lawyers
- Explaining the legal vernacular "court lawyers", and the different descriptions given to them, such as family lawyer, criminal lawyer, court solicitor, attorney, advocate, barrister and court agent. We state their different roles in the court system.
- Barristers
- Explaining the special role barristers play in the Australian court system and their distinctively different style, operation and management.
- Specialists & Solicitors
- Making clear the difference between solicitors who are referred to as "accredited specialists" and ordinary "specialists" in the website; eg criminal specialist, accredited specialist in family law.
- Protocol
- The do's and don'ts of attending court.
- Costs
- An unequivocal statement that the use of our website is free; and the manner or method a solicitor or barrister charges for professional services.
- Australia Court Index
- A quick and easy way to locate a specific court by searching for it by its Court Type.
- Online Legal Help
- Online Legal is a law search and resource portal that has been developed and is fully maintained by practising Australian lawyers. All documents come with explanatory notes, so you can DIY. Our documents are also used by many Accountants and Lawyers.
