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Assistance to
litigants in person
A litigant who is acting in person
may be assisted at a hearing by another person, often
referred to as a McKenzie friend (see McKenzie v.
McKenzie [1971] P 33). The litigant must be present at
the hearing. If the hearing is in private, it is a matter of
discretion for the court whether such an assistant is
allowed to attend the hearing. That may depend, among other
things, on the nature of the proceedings.
The assistant is allowed to help by
taking notes, quietly prompting the litigant and offering
advice and suggestions to the litigant. The court can, and
sometimes does, permit the assistant to address the court on
behalf of the litigant, by making an order to that effect
under section 27(2)(c) of the Courts and Legal Services Act
1990 (by reference to sections 17 and 18 of that Act), but
this is an exceptional course. Some factors which may be
relevant to whether this should be permitted have been
discussed in reported judgments, including Izzo v. Philip
Ross [2002] BIPR 310 and Paragon Finance v. Noueiri
(Practice Note) [2001] EWCA Civ 1402 [2001] 1 W.L.R.
2357.
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Citizens
Advice Bureaux clients continue to face difficulties obtaining
access to justice. Significant barriers include high court fees
and difficulties accessing, or ineligibility for, publicly funded
services.
Evidence
Reports
Undue
distress: CAB clients' experience of baliffs
15/05/2000
TV
sinners: a CAB evidence report on the BBC licence fee
01/03/1998
Consultations/Submissions
Response
to Safety and Justice
24/10/2003
Response
to Modernisation of Probate Service Consultation
25/02/2003
Equality
& Diversity- Making it Happen
02/02/2003
Enduring
Power of Attorney (LCD,Working Group)-
07/01/2003
Civil
Court Fees
06/12/2002
Best
Value Performance Indicators Consultation
01/11/2002
Working
holidaymaker scheme- Letter to Immigration & National Policy
Directorate
31/07/2002
General
Pre-Action Protocol: A Consultation Paper
08/02/2002
Response
for request for comments on the Quinquennial Review of the Court
Service
11/01/2002
Tribunals
for Users - LCD consultaton on the Report of the Review of
Tribunals by Sir Andrew Leggatt
01/11/2001
Response
to LCD Green Paper on Bailiff Reform - Towards Effective
Enforcement
01/10/2001
Letter
in response to LCD consultation on draft regulations to implement
new financial conditions for CLS funding
11/09/2001
Lord
Chancellors Department Enforcement Review - consultation paper 5
distress for rent
01/08/2001
Response
to call for evidence from Joint committee on Human Rights
01/07/2001
Modernising
the civil courts
01/07/2001
A
Human Rights Commission for the United Kingdom
01/07/2001
Letter
in response to LCD revised proposals on financial conditions for
public funding from the Community Legal Service 1st May 2001
01/05/2001
Response
to Court Service Consultation on Modernising the Civil Courts
01/04/2001
Proposed
Trading Standards Enforcement Policy
01/04/2001
Response
to HM Treasury on the review of the banking and mortgage codes
01/04/2001
Response
to General Insurance Standards Council (GISC) Consultation
document 3 – Corporate Governance
01/02/2001
Our
countryside: The Future. A fair deal for rural England. A response
to the Government's White Paper
01/02/2001
Reducing
re-offending by ex-prisoners: a response to the Social Exclusion
Unit's Consultation excercise
01/01/2001
Mortgage
Regulation: The FSA’s high level approach a response by the CAB
Service
01/01/2001
Review
of the Public Sector Ombudsmen in England: A Response by the CAB
Service to the Cabinet Office Review
01/11/2000
One
Fine Day: A Report on Magistrates Courts and Fine Setting
01/11/2000
Review
of tribunals consultation paper: a response by the Cab Service
01/10/2000
Community
Legal Service: Financial Conditions for Funding by the Legal
Services Commission - A Response to the consultation paper by the
CAB Service
01/10/2000
Housing
and Land: Proposed New Procedures: a response to the Lord
Chancellor's Department
01/09/2000
Enforcement
Review Consultation Paper 4: Warrants and Writs, Oral Examinations
and Judgment Summons
01/03/2000
Civil
Court Fees a response to the consultation on fee charges
01/02/2000
Conditional
Fees - Sharing The Risks Of Litigation: A Response By The Cab
Service
01/11/1999
Small
Claims: The Impact of the New Allocation Fee
01/08/1999
Enforcement
Review - Consultation Paper 2 - Key Principles
01/07/1999
Legal
Aid Funding Code
01/05/1999
Access
to Justice Bill: House of Commons Committee Stage
01/04/1999
Access
to Justice Bill: House of Commons Second Reading
24/03/1999
The
bailiff certification and complaints procedure: a response by the
CAB Service
01/11/1998
Children
First: A New Approach A Response from the CAB Service
01/11/1998
Access
to justice with conditional fees
01/05/1998
The
small claims procedure: a response by the CAB Service January 1998
01/01/1998
Rules
governing the levy of distress in respect of council tax
debts:Response by the CAB Service October 1997
01/10/1997
Enforcement
of Council Tax Debt: Submission to the Department of Environment,
Transport and the Regions October 1997
01/10/1997
Small
firm exemption from unfair dismissal legislation for new
employees: Submission to the DTI
01/12/1996
Briefings
Agenda
for change: A CAB briefing pack
01/04/2001
Family
visitor appeals: parliamentary consideration of the Immigration
Appeals (Family Visitor) Regulations 2000
25/10/2000
Access
to Justice Bill
House of Commons Committee Stage
The Community Legal Service and the Advice Sector
02/07/1999
Access
to Justice Bill
House of Commons Second Reading
Wednesday 24 March
A briefing from the CAB Service
02/07/1999
Access
to Justice Bill: House of Commons Committe Stage
01/04/1999
Access
to Justice Bill: House of Commons Second Reading
24/03/1999
Consultations/Submissions
Revised
Code of Practice on Consultation- Submission to the Cabinet Office
20/11/2003
Tackling
poverty in London- Evidence to the Mayor of London
11/07/2003
Equality
& Diversity- Making it Happen
02/02/2003
Towards
a national strategy for local e-government: A response to the
Governments Consultation Paper
04/07/2002
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