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    In routine court cases, you should avoid using solicitors and barristers

    Brendan, I work in the charity sector as a support worker for families, I do a lot of advocacy work and spoken in court a couple of times, in support of a case only. I only went in because my friend was not going to bother showing up. I don't want to share her history as it's not my place...
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    In routine court cases, you should avoid using solicitors and barristers

    I was helping a friend at a hearing last year - she was too scared to speak - I went with her and ended up talking to the the registrar. Said I was her 'advocate' and was allowed to talk... I knew more about her situation, and delivered it way better, than the barrister/solicitor representing...
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    Ulster Former First Active now Ulster Bank Customer

    Me. I'm a FA now UB customer. I applied TWICE for a tracker while on a variable rate in 2008 - they lost my first application, so I sent another - a few months later as interest rates going up and up, I ran to my branch and got talked into signing up for a 5 year fix rate. Two days later I...
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    Mortgage Statements 2016

    Still waiting for my statement! I'm not sure if my case is unique: stupidly accepted a 5 year fix rate in 2008, that ended in August 2013. I was under MARP at the time, with a revised lower mortgage rate until mid-2014; in 2015 I discovered at an arrears review that I was actually still on the...
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