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
A reliability-first UK casework app in development to organise cases, evidence, chronologies, correspondence and SARs—without the hype.
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 new era of self-representation is emerging as litigants in person use strategy, structure, and AI tools to navigate a justice system once reserved for lawyers.
Written by John Barwell
A practical guide showing how landmark English cases help Litigants in Person build stronger negligence and contract claims.
Written by John Barwell
A practical guide for Litigants in Person on resisting strike-out, deposit order, and costs applications in UK employment tribunals.
Written by John Barwell
Even after sweeping reforms, Employment Tribunals remain an uphill battle for self-represented claimants—especially ex-police officers suddenly cut adrift by the Federation.
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.
