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Written by John Barwell
Once a defence is filed, CPR Part 26 begins the sorting exercise that decides where your case lives: small claims, fast, intermediate or multi-track. The directions questionnaire carries a fixed deadline the parties cannot extend, an automatic strike-out sanction for ignoring it, and answers that shape the timetable, the costs band and the hearing format. This guide explains the machinery – and how to complete the form so the answers work for you.
Written by John Barwell
WordPress tags (comma separated):** tenancy deposit, deposit protection, section 214, Housing Act 2004, prescribed information, Part 8 claim, county court, litigants in person, assured periodic tenancy, Renters’ Rights Act 2025
Written by John Barwell
A default judgment is not the end of a case. Part 13 of the Civil Procedure Rules builds in two routes back — one mandatory, one discretionary — and the route you take decides what you must prove. This guide sets out both routes, the promptness requirement the rule itself names, and the evidence an application has to carry.
Written by John Barwell
A practical framework for managing high-conflict clients while protecting process integrity, professional independence, and client care standards.
Written by John Barwell
Why courts often reach outcomes that feel unfair — and what litigants in person must understand about law, evidence, and procedure in England & Wales.
Written by John Barwell
CE-File rejections turned a routine N244 into a £125k catastrophe, spotlighting how civil-court processes punish litigants in person.
Written by John Barwell
A decade of procedural tweaks has not stopped judges’ lists and legal tactics from tilting the scales against litigants in person.
Written by John Barwell
The Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) is the UK’s only judicial body empowered to oversee complaints against state surveillance and covert activities by intelligence agencies, police forces, and local authorities.
Written by John Barwell
Discover the key obstacles UK Litigants in Person face and practical strategies to overcome them.
Written by John Barwell
Observers in employment tribunals are vital in ensuring justice by documenting proceedings and addressing misconduct.
