Course description
Litigants in person are appearing more frequently in the civil courts.
Presented by expert speaker and barrister Helen Swaffield, this virtual classroom session provides the latest guidance upon the correct approach the Court should take to dealing with litigants in person, including recent case management decisions.
Join Helen as she discusses key topics such as application of the CPR to litigants in person, duties owed to litigants in person by lawyers, and explores the new guidelines in detail.
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Training Course Content
Introduction
Litigants in person are appearing more frequently in the civil courts. This virtual classroom session provides the latest guidance upon the correct approach the Court should take to dealing with litigants in person including recent case management decisions.
What You Will Learn
This live and interactive course will cover the following:
- Application of the CPR to litigants in person
- Duties owed to litigants in person by lawyers
- New guidelines
- Abuse of process CPR 3.4
- No reasonable cause of action - nonsense
- Striking out their claim/defence
- Examples of abuse of process - repeated applications for the same thing
- Preventing relief from sanctions
- Costs orders against or by litigants in person
- Totally without merit orders, bans and CROs
- Practical tips in dealing with litigants in person
Expenses
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