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Factsheets
Twenty-five guides to the processes you will meet as a litigant in person. Each one is step by step, in plain English.
Family law
Eight guides. These are a set rather than a sequence — read whichever one applies to you.
Civil claims
Seventeen guides, numbered in the order a claim unfolds. If you are still deciding whether to sue at all, start at one.
- Should I Sue Someone?
- Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
- Identifying the Correct Defendant
- Is the Defendant Worth Suing?
- Time Limits for Suing
- Evidence Needed to Sue
- Legal Costs and Who Pays
- Court Procedure Basics
- How to Start a Civil Claim
- After You Start a Claim
- Interim Applications
- Witness Statements & Expert Reports
- How to Settle a Claim
- Hearings in a Civil Claim
- Preparing a Trial Bundle
- Appealing a County Court Decision
- Civil Court Process Overview
If a factsheet is not enough
A factsheet explains how a process works. It cannot tell you what to do in your own matter — that turns on facts only a person reading your papers can establish.
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