Expert Help with Disability Discrimination in Australia

An advocate cannot offer you ‘client legal privilege’. Everything discussed or corresponded with a Solicitor is protected by ‘client legal privilege’ meaning it cannot for example be summoned by a Tribunal. This is not the case with correspondence and discussions with an advocate, all correspondence with an advocate can be summoned by the agency and used in the tribunal proceedings against you. Advocates cannot provide legal advice. If your matter proceeds to a substantive hearing, a solicitor will best represent you at a hearing and can also brief counsel (a barrister). Not all barristers will accept a briefing from an advocate.