Rude Judge Is Reprimanded

by | Feb 6, 2015

Judges have a lot of litigants in person to deal with in both civil and family claims. Many people who might previously have had access to legal representation are now struggling on without help. Judges’ roles are undoubtedly more difficult but in the press this week,...

Small Claims Court Fees To Be Unchanged

by | Jan 31, 2015

Small claims court fees are to be unchanged but claims of a value greater than £10,000 may see a huge increase. The government is consulting on whether to impose court fees for claims over £10,000, by charging a fee of 5% of the sum claimed. At the lower end of the...

Free Court Information Is Inadequate For Litigants In Person

by | Nov 12, 2014

There was an interesting comment in this week’s Law Society Gazette from a reader about the lack of support for unrepresented litigants. The person writing, was writing as a litigant in person who had represented herself in the County Court. It was a response to the...

Court Advice Centres To Help Those Without Legal Representation?

by | Nov 1, 2014

There has been a lot of talk about Judges and courts seeing more and more with people without legal representatives, dealing with court hearings and paperwork. Family claims are causing particular problems for the courts. Last week, Simon Hughes, the family justice...

Wasted Court Costs

by | Oct 1, 2014

There have been a number of cuts and investments in the legal system in the past few years. One of the worst headlines, was almost £46 million being written off on court building projects which were cancelled after the 2010 election. The worst example is the...