I am writing back on this, more for catharsis than anything as I used Absolute Barrister in 2016. I am only able to write now as I have now finalised my case in court, mainly due to the absolute mess this company left me in and how much the other side manage to do with my business whilst I was trying to get resolution and even some contact from this company. I waited for half a year after being assured that they could help me. They did not find me a barrister that they assured me they could. I waited for months to have a barrister that then could not deal with the main aspect of my case which was my business. I was completely stalled for 6 months. After they said they would find a barrister who could help with the business aspect of my case, I then spent 3 months trying to speak to them, and no one returning my calls after I had paid £1400 to them. I ended up contacting the legal ombudsman who did get me a refund from them but offered for me to take matters further but I was unable to do so as I needed the refund and headspace to continue to pursue my case elsewhere. Katy Gittins and Kari contacted me initially and "sold" their services to me with many reassurances throughout the early stages. I was always polite and yet they then refused to answer my calls after taking my money. The receptionists (many of them) assured me that the calls were being logged and someone would get back to me but no one was responding. I was absolutely desperate, Katy even laughed and said to me "there's nothing like a separation to help with a diet" when I told them that I was so stressed that I couldn't eat. I have just read that Simon and Katy Gittins were married and both Directors and she resigned in 2017 and the company is no longer in business. It's shocking that naively I thought that someone "working in law" would be honest and helpful not add to abuse. It took me over 10 months to get my refund and thankfully the legal ombudsman were brilliant.