John Hemming - helping with cases of injustice
John Hemming is continuing to assist some people with cases of injustice. However, he is no longer a Member of Parliament and needs to spend some time working on technical projects and commercial issues.
How to meet up with John Hemming - the simple and hopefully clear version
Email him on a monday by 5pm with a short summary of your case. He will then (probably on the tuesday morning or monday evening) look to see if he has time that week to meet anyone and decide who he will meet. If he has the time you will have to travel to Birmingham to meet him.
Best to indicate in the email when you are available that week. If you have a meeting bring all the paperwork - particularly any orders or judgments.
How to get help from John Hemming - a more detailed explanation
John Hemming sees a limited number of people in his offices in Birmingham. If people wish to discuss a case with him they need to make sure that they have the key paperwork (see below) and bring that
with them when they come to Birmingham. Each week he looks at the emails he receives on the Monday, considers how much time he has available to see people during the week and then offers the
numbers of appointment that he thinks he can manage. Some weeks he has no time for appointments, some weeks he sees up to three different cases.
What if you don't live in the UK
For people who don't live in the UK who are having problems with the English and Welsh jurisdiction John may offer support on the phone or via email, but only in limited circumstances and people
should send an email on the Monday.
Can he do meetings elsewhere
Sometimes he goes to London and if he is in London he has held meetings with people in London, but that is rare and still requires sending an email on the Monday.
Justice for Families support
People can get JFF support for their cases either by having a meeting with John Hemming or by talking directly to Tim and Julie Haines. There are no charges for assistance by Justice for Families, but
people may be asked to pay travel expenses for Tim and/or Julie to get to court hearings.
Form B
To get assistance people will be asked to sign an agreement known as form B. This basically explains the basis upon which help is provided and what people are expected to do. This does not have to be signed before coming to the meeting. In the future we will put a copy of the form on the website.
Key Paperwork
The most important paperwork to have is any court paperwork, particularly court orders and judgments. Without the court orders and judgments it is difficult for John Hemming to help. Hence people should concentrate
on getting those before coming to see John Hemming. Ideally these should be filed in reverse date order (so that the most recent papers are on the top of the file).
What to put in an email
If you write an email asking for assistance then please make sure basic contact information (name, address, phone number) is in the email and basic information about the current status of any case.
Imprisonment
If someone is imprisoned obviously they cannot get to see John Hemming. Hence in these cases it is important to get the key paperwork and liaise with John Hemming via email.
Tim and Julie Haines - private practise
Tim and Julie also have private clients who are not Justice for Families clients. If you wish to be one of their private clients it is necessary to talk to them directly.