Questions tagged [litigant-in-person]
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Is the principle of making extra allowances for amateur litigants stronger in the UK?
Amateur litigants, also called pro se litigants or litigants in person perhaps among other terms, are decidedly supposed to be actively accommodated and assisted by the courts in the UK so as to “...
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Recourse for biased judges presiding over trial
Alice has brought a civil claim against Barbara, and the paperwork has all been filed as directed in the written case directions. Alice has been self representing while Barbara has hired Barry as her ...
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Can litigants in person claim other costs than their time?
Suppose an in person litigant wins their case. Now suppose they wish to seek costs from their counterpart. Typically this is assessed at £19ph. But what if this litigant was disabled, for example ...
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In 2022 can a barrister do anything that a solicitor or a litigant in person for that matter cannot?
It seems that the exclusive privileges of barristers to appear in higher courts has slowly been eroded by various acts including in 1990 and 1999. I assume the answer is yes, but Does anything remain ...
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How are lay people or litigants in person expected to engage with respect to the civil rules of procedure?
It's commonly said that there's a principle in the running of the courts of the UK that they are designed to accommodate and level the playing field within reason between professional barristers and ...