Hello, im in the horrible position of having a family member thats been falsely accused by a disgruntled ex partner. This has been going one over the past few months and he has been interviewed. I have done my research as best I can and we were hoping that we would get to no further action but unfortunately this isn't the case and we have found out the case will be going to court. This is a massive shock to our whole family as we know the circumstances around the accusation are all complete lies and we are all unsure how to proceed.

My family member has up until this point been dealing with a local solicitor who I believe to be a duty solicitor but we have also found (via a friend) a specialist solicitor in Manchester that deals with high profile cases and has a great reputation. Clearly this level of representation comes with a very high price tag and after having a meeting with them they mentioned they could get a barrister or a qc to represent him in court. We are just at bit of a loss. Clearly we want to do everything we can to ensure that justice is ensured and my family member is cleared but unfortunately this could be at the result of bankrupting the entire family. Any advise as to whether we should pay the big money and go with this firm who can get a QC to represent him or consider other options would be greatly appreciated.

Thankyou