We are moving to a new discussion forum in early 2012

We opened this “Discussion Forum” at the very end of April this year (2011). During the following six weeks we had more than 5,000 unique visitors to the site, most of whom have re-visited more than once.

We have received many comments, of which circa 100 passed our moderator and got posted onto our site.

We became aware, however, that this site was difficult to access and to follow. Rather than add to the confusion and frustration that we know most LiPs feel, we decided to close this part of the site.

We have since been completely re-designing this single site into two seperate sites;

1. an information site  – and please note that the Law is constantly changing, and no two cases are ever the same, so we take NO responsibility as to how this information relates to your matter. That is for you to decide. We shall be adding to the information site, and we seek contributions from all interested people to help us populate the vast number of areas where Litigants in Person can learn about the Law, and how it works.
2. a separate discussion forum which will be “dynamic”. We ask you to use the “Discussion Forum” as part of your learning process – remembering that forum members are self-selecting and it is up to you to decide how to use (or not use) what members may say in the heat of  discussion.

We hope that as these two sites develop, they will help you better understand the Law, how it works, and how you may present your case in the very best possible light.

We hope this new format works for you! If it does not, we expect you to tell us.

Brad and Jeff

9th November 2011

Tips from Winning

If you have ever won a legal battle  - in or out of court – please add a comment here.

We’re looking for the smallest most practical tips you can think of that actually made a difference, in your opinion – things like;

• how you talked
• how you dressed
• how you presented your case
• how you interacted with the other side
• how you chose the documents you chose
• how you secured the documents that you used
• how you organised the documents for the others to review
• etc. etc. etc.

If you know someone else who has won a legal battle and who might want to share their insights about what worked for them, please encourage them to do so here. In fact, you can send them this link: http://wp.me/p1n4gL-2p

Thank you.

Ongoing Cases

This site is for sharing information and experience-based tips re: what has worked for (or against) Litigants in Person.

Having said this, if you would still like others to read about a specific, ongoing case, please feel free to post a comment to this post including a very short general summary / taster and a link to where others can read more about the case.

Caveates:
We cannot accept a post that accuses specific individuals of wrong-doing.

Please avoid using hyperbole. “Throw-away “comments will in fact be thrown away.

If your comments about an ongoing case are fully-evidenced and fact-based, then please make sure you provide links to the judgements, transcripts or hearings etal that in your belief establish this, so that those who take an interest and want to read about the case along with the evidence that substantiates the story can do so.

LiP-Relevant News Updates

Please post a comment for any LIP-relevant news that you come across.

To share this news page with someone else, you can use this shortlink: http://wp.me/p1n4gL-1s

Professional Fouls

Just as in sports, there are times when something the other side does seems ethically questionable. It may or may not be legal, but it feels on the borderline of  “right” or “wrong”.  And in any case, it has an impact on you.

If YOU have experienced such an occasion, and you are comfortable sharing what it was – and the impact that it had on you, then please add a comment here to alert others to what could happen to them. Also, if you have determined a way to prevent this happening to you in the future, please share this as well.

You will be giving other litigants in person a heads-up if you do.

Thank You.

P.S. f you know someone else who might have an example to share, please encourage them to do so by sending them the following link: http://wp.me/p1n4gL-1k

Useful Articles

If you have come across a useful article on the web, please share a link to that article here – and explain how the article might be useful to other litigants in person. Thank you.

If you know someone else who might have an article to share, please encourage them to do so by sending them the following link: http://wp.me/p1n4gL-V

Thank you

Quotes from Transcripts

If you have had a hearing in which something shocked you – and you have the transcript of that hearing – please share the verbatim quote here and explain what lessons others might learn from this.

If you know someone else who might have a quote (and related lesson) to share, please encourage them to do so by sending them the following link: http://wp.me/p1n4gL-T

Thank you

Costs

If you have experiences to share re: costs, please add a comment!

If you know someone else who might have insights about costs to share, please encourage them to do so by sending them the following link:  http://wp.me/s1n4gL-costs

Thank you

Accounting Issues

If you have experiences to share re: accounting issues, please add a comment!

If you know someone else who might have insights about accounting issues to share, please encourage them to do so by sending them the following link:  http://wp.me/p1n4gL-O

Thank you

Building Disputes

If you have experiences to share re: building disputes, please add a comment!

If you know someone else who might have insights about building disputes to share, please encourage them to do so by sending them the following link:  http://wp.me/p1n4gL-M

Thank you