Independent, practical help for litigants in person in England & Wales.
Written by John Barwell
A quiet May 2025 change to the Equal Treatment Bench Book removed a written-only evidence adjustment for mental health disabilities—raising concerns about access to justice as tribunals demand increasingly “objective” medical proof for adjustments and postponements.
Written by John Barwell
This article explains, with reference to the Legal Services Act 2007 and leading cases, what non-regulated legal consultants can lawfully do—and why threats of criminal liability for unreserved activities are unfounded.
Written by John Barwell
The UK judiciary’s latest AI guidance demands strict verification, confidentiality, and personal accountability for all AI-assisted legal work.
Written by John Barwell
A sharp, LiP-ready manual on LPP—how to keep advice and litigation strategy privileged, avoid waiver, and handle regulators/FOI, updated to 2 Nov 2025.
Written by John Barwell
A Devon planning case has unravelled into a nationwide exposure of how Britain’s oversight bodies protect one another — and not the public they serve.
Written by John Barwell
New evidence shows the UK’s top legal offices may lack any auditable complaint system—an accountability vacuum at the heart of government.
Written by John Barwell
The ICO’s new AI policy exposes a regulator eager to appear innovative while remaining powerless to enforce the very standards it promotes.
Written by John Barwell
Justice Without Judges, Silence in Session—captures the systemic silence eroding fairness in UK tribunals.
Written by John Barwell
UK judges warn, US lawyers pay: AI hallucinations collide with courtroom reality.
Written by John Barwell
Former Citibank employee Barbara Wagner reveals how the bank used NDAs, HR misconduct, and data breaches to suppress a sexual harassment case—raising urgent questions about regulatory failure, judicial complicity, and the silencing of whistleblowers.
