What is Direct Access?

What is direct access?
Who is eligible to practise as a direct access barrister?
What are the restrictions in direct access?
What is the procedure for accepting direct access instructions?
Keeping records
What type of work can direct access barristers do?
Non-discrimination rules
Solicitors and professional clients
Client care letters
Vulnerable clients
What happens in the case of public funding (legal aid)?
Fees
Conditional Fee Agreements and Damages-based Agreements
Money laundering and proceeds of crime
Disputes over charges
Complaints
Direct access training
What does direct access training involve?