Reminds me of a recent report about someone suing an air line over his lost luggage. Apparently, he lost his case. Bah Dumm Tisshhh.

And never say to the judge "No you shut up and listen to me" as I witnessed from a young woman while doing jury service

*Never ask a question you don't already know the answer to*

I was told (along the same lines), wait till the next day to post a letter. Dont write it and send it. Sleep on it. Very wise words, Dan!

Never retain a barrister who works for the Mob

Record conversations if you believe they may be needed later. Criminal courts may have rules on this, but if you can show it happened you are still better off. It may be off the record, but it is on the tape.

Tip for the Never send a letter/email without walking away and reviewing it with fresh eyes... Leave the name and address / Email address out of the letter until the LAST second. It helps to stop (in the case of email) an accidental draft or non-proof read document by accident due to an accidental keystroke (For example, you hit control+s thinking "save" but the email client might be the focus window, and control+s might be "send".

If arrested I'll just cry. Can't incriminate yourself while crying...not how I do it.

TV licensing are always making threats of sending someone round in their frequent letters. Should I take that as a threat to my wellbeing?

Haha so many times at work I've been sent an email that enrages me, then I pace around venting off about how stupid and ridiculous the contents of the message are and wanting to punch the sender in the face! But after many years I have learned to give it a good 10 mins or so, go for a break until the red mist settles, then and only then can I formulate a professional response, still including my grievances but in a way that only states facts and conveys no emotion. A good lesson to learn.

Good tips! I would also add to never underestimate how some solicitors/Lawyers are scumbags and the court goes along with it. In my case, the other party did not send the documents in the stipulated timeframe to the court. Sent me the court bundle at 16:17 Hours for a hearing booked for the next day at 10:00 AM. On top of that, they changed the position statement on the date of the hearing at 10:02 am! Good thing I was prepared and still destroyed the Barrister besides the fact that I represented myself!

Dan, I'd love to hear your thoughts on a lady with Down's who was interrogated _(sans_ advocate) and prosecuted by Capita for not having a TV licence, despite her having mental issues to such an extent she cannot manage her own finances. ChilliJonCarne has a video up about it.

I was a witness to incident, I was called to court to testify against the perpetrators?! I wish id kept my eyes closed. I was treated appallingly I felt like the criminal so I let the Judge & the barristers have it double barrels!! Disgraceful behaviour 🤬🤬

Something I find useful in drafting a letter is to ask Windows (or whatever) to read it aloud. This can reveal spelling mistakes, repetitive use of particular words, and how badly a letter can come across. In particular, complex sentences sound strange and hearing this will prompt you to simplify. Emphasis that was in your head when you write is removed or changed. As a barrister, you will doubtless write clear letters, but most of us don't have that advantage. I use this text-to-speech tip if I am writing to my MP to question some dodgy policies, and some change is prompted in about 1 case in 3, for me. Something else I have done is for when i want to describe something technical to a non-technical "service department". I ask a friend who does not have any technical knowhow,

Always ask for a solicitor whenever you get arrested and NEVER talk to the police before the solicitor is there. Plus go `no comment` if you are even remotely close to guilty. If you talk to the police then your words WILL be used against you to stitch you up, guilty or innocent. The police don`t give a single solitary £$%& about you, they just want arrests to look good for their boss. Police are often put under major pressure to get a conviction and we`ve seen plenty of times over the years when innocents have lost years or even decades of their lives due to a police stitch up due to innocently talking to police. These people knew they were innocent and therefore thought there was nothing wrong in helping police (police will often frame the conversation as helping them clear your name or assisting inquiries that have nothing to do with you, its bollocks. NEVER talk to them without legal representation!)

I always told teams at work, aside from what you have already said, dont write something you would not want to read on the front page of the newspapers

Aka Common Sense (which sadly isn't 'Common') and Good Manners. Thanks for specific legal examples 😊

Good points. An attorney for the company I used to work for had a rule that we should not paint ourselves into a corner, and always leave an out. For instance, you would never tell a customer "You didn't pay me". Instead, we should say "I can find no record of receiving your payment. I would like you to remit it now, or provide proof that it was indeed sent".

Most of these are really sound advice for life in general / at the workplace. A younger self often fell foul of hitting send on an email that was written when angry etc, it NEVER reads or comes across well no matter how good it may feel in the moment! 😂

Dance like nobody's watching, email like it's being read out in court

What Courts should never do is let 2 barristers argue a load of crap because they do not understand the arguments needed in a case. I was ruined because 2 barristers representing myself and my o[pnenet did not understand the rules of land registry they pretended to understand . they cost me 1 MILLION POUNDS and left me £450.000 in debt to banks and building societies. Thank you MR DENEHAN and MR STANCOMBE. thany you so much..

And never run with scissors, obvs!

No 8 is almost impossible when installing software like a game. They will often take longer to read than the game takes to complete. Also, understanding what half the contract means is often confusing if you do continue the umpteenth scroll down. Very good free advice all in all, though. Thank you

sound advice thanks

No6 - during a directions hearing I was instructed to remove any "without prejudice" correspondence from the court file - I complied however on the full hearing day the Judge demanded it be produced for him to read ...... result

My Legal Adviser said say nothing and upon seeing all evidence he will decide what I should say or not.

A most informative video thanks Daniel 👍

Agreed, whenever I come across an issue, I take the following approach: "I know this isn't your fault, but the issue is x, y & z. I know you are limited to working within your internal procedures - could you please explain what you are actually able to do? If this issue needs actions outside of your normal procedures, could you please raise this to a manager? Thank you very much for your kind assistance". Most of the time, I find this resolves things ammicably.

Thank you BBB

Very good advice indeed . My learned friend presents a very strong case ! In a world where it is the easiest thing to let rip "a real humdinger" in a nano-second , Patience really can be a virtue . Note : Yes , my message was , indeed , edited . 😉

Great advice

Always be courteous

Really great tips Daniel. Thanks so much for sharing.

Very interesting advice and taken the emotional side out of situations- but never talk to police period , this is outstanding channel

This holds good through any difficult life situation. I keep in mind something my mother said. She wasn't a good mother, but this is VERY good advice to follow, to which many of your points are central - Always keep your dignity

Excellent advice

good tips in life actually. not just litigation.

Love your channel … lawyer in Australia (Dual UK citizen from Scotland)

Very very useful information .... 10 out of 10 .... :) actually on the nose ..... I agree ....

Thanks for that great set of advice.

Thanks bbb

The making of threats one is quite an interesting one as sometimes the lawyers can also get it wrong. Just because you (or indeed your client) may have the right to take a particular course of action, it doesn't necessarily mean that you (or your client) has the right to threaten that course of action in order to induce an opposing party to comply with your demands. Ferster v Ferster & Ors [2016] EWCA Civ 717 (12 July 2016) - uncomfortable reading for the appellants' solicitors.

I prove in court that the defendant barrister provided misleading information on two accounts which the barrister apologised claiming this was not intentional and also proved many other factors in my case which the judge agreed with, yet the judge still concluded in the favour of the defendant. The system is corrupt.

You forgot never wave your knob at the lady magistrate. Better just to pay the speeding fine.

Not quite related to this but my top tip for anyone seeking a divorce. If you want to divorce do ALL the searching for proof, facts and timeline details FIRST. It will help your case against the other party greatly...

Never enter into an agreement with anyone who is unwilling to vary some of the terms under negotiation (i.e. an ultimatum, not an agreement) unless you know the ultimatum is illegal and not binding.

Terrific, thank you BBB. What about the legality issues about recording a conversation if you are afraid or suspicious of a person you know. Happy New Year ! 🎉🐾

Thank-you !

You missed “never invade Russia in winter”

Fantastic video. More please.

Can you please produce a video detailing how to deal with the Child Maintenance Service? Their claims against me are spurious and inaccurate, and they are threatening me with legal action in order for them to profit, and not for the benefit of my children.

Be precise and to the point, and review a few times, letters, and never engage in controversy unless you have a punch line, and never trust the court system, solicitors through to judges. Bad faith is all too common, and solicitors are just in it for the money

Great informative video!! Happy New Year

The point about writing for the judge is something police should bear in mind. Their statements are always full of mistakes, grammatical, spelling and factual.

I'm not educated like yourself, partly due to me being nearly blind in one eye until it was operated on so I didn't lose sight in that eye ,so I couldn't see to read or right until my teenage years after receiving special lessons, unfortunately there is dyslexia in my Dad and brother and myself so I can read something many times over and simply not see/ understand what's wrong with it but someone not dyslexic would be able to pick up on it straight away so I think dyslexia should be taken much more seriously and into account because there's a real lack of understanding from people unaffected by this lifelong disorder .

No 7 and 8: if you purchase something over the telephone with a credit card and the seller does not make the TCs clear or available, what is the legal situation?

Sorry BBB, couldn't find another relevant uploaded video of yours, to ask a question whilst giving you brief details of the case. The Family Courts have a bad name, I'm not surprised! My case in Family Court was where 'A fact finding hearing' was not called and my child taken off me without any evidence to do so. Cafcass did not abide by law ( so i don't think Courts are a fit place for them to work in particular) and indeed Cafcass created Parental Alienation, only evidence to speak of was that i was diagnosed with sub-type PTSD and that i had been an Inpatient at a NHS Hospital, so them just going by this indeed to me this was discrimination. To me it's no good blaming my ex husband the father of my child for all parental alienation by the Family court, when court staff Cafcass blatantly create Parental Alienation with their recommendations without considering the law and the place they are employed and working. Yes, the Court Order where the Court included the School for reports etc and indeed i had the School violate the court order. Due to this Tory Government's policies they made it impossible for me to gain any organisational help or indeed Legal Representation available after said Court order was violated. I also had my legal aid stopped, when of course not only was i a benefit claimant with no disposable income, i was also a victim of violence, something which Solicitors did not bother to check out my medical records properly as NHS were aware i was indeed a rape victim, as a rape victim i am indeed a victim of violence. My Question is: What would you advise me to do in order to seek Justice and an end to this case that took place in Family Courts 2010-2013? Could i go to United Nations court as we are out of the EU? What organisation would help me to if i went to UN? Or is there something else? Please don't advise me to write to my MP, i have already done this, he just writes letters, basically calls me in other words dishonest and courts don't make mistakes like this, where he never attempts to do any investigation other than reply letters and has Alex Chalk of MOJ reply in his letter of seeking a solicitor, to which i cannot get a solicitor. I am upset regarding what i could only describe as 'Manipulative tack tics' and ignoring me. It's absolutely appalling that i have my child taken away from me just because i have used NHS services! This has made me very angry. Could you help and please answer my questions, any advice?

While I know it sounds naive, but it seems that being in the right is irrelevant..

Regarding agreeing to T&G's of a sale from a website: if, for example, they state that the customer has to pay for the return of faulty goods, and this was agreed to at purchase, would that now apply even though the relevant consumer protection legislation says otherwise?

Hmmm, thanks for your videos. However, that finger snap at the end (16:50) sure felt like Derren Brown's "I have the winning ticket!" ^^

Thank for all your entertaining and good advice. Have ever done a Video on lasting power of attorney. How do they work are they worth while.having Thank you Martin

How do you reasonably agree to the Ts &Cs of software licences? Sometimes they are hundreds of pages long. Is it reasonable or can they be considered unfair contract terms if they cannot be seen over a few pages? What happens if have bought the software (or for example a car or phone with software in it and the software changes?

Would you be bound by T&C which are contrary to statutory provisions, eg, who should pay for return of faulty goods? Even IF you clicked 'I accept the 17 metre long list of T&C in which is burried a clause which says you would pay'?

Is this a writing an email class?? Why not ask AI to either produce a letter/email or get it to finalise your letter for the purpose. Chat GPT is good at this!

When I have a "close pass" when out cycling I have 24hours to make a statement on line so its not possible to sit back and review my statement 3 days later but I do keep a copy of the online statement form. and a copy of the video evidence. I have never been asked to appear in court.

mental health issues defence is a reason why things can be exaggerated

What does Proofify cost?

Dan PLEASE!!!...how much does Proofify cost...👉🙏👈‼️

Words like include need good eyes🤐

There is a massive gap in the market for great Cyrpto Lawyers here in Australia. Are there barristers who are well equiped in explaining their client's position?

Never say "I won't steal a car" and then use that as evidence you wouldn't steal one? If you ask ME (and why wouldn't you) it's fairly convincing if you religiously whisk yourself into a frenzy of law abiding zeal only to slip somehow along the way and end up in someone else's vehicle without permission around 400 miles away.

any chance of personal liability?😂

So after all the tv licensing videos you’ve done. Would now say I was right that you don’t need a tv license. Because there own words trip them up

Don’t give clues to H to win 🙏

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Happy new year to you 🎉 🫡⚖️ .. Thanks for teaching us to stay out of trouble.

Information overload on a scale unknown to me, ever 🫨