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Top tips to ensure that consumers with autism get the support they need and deserve
Published 10/08/2018
Dean Anthony Da Conceicao has released some straightforward tips on how to deliver the best and most effective services for people with autism.
Advocacy Toolkit: A Guide to Influencing Decisions that Improve Children’s Lives
Published 10/08/2018
UNICEF have released a new advocacy toolkit for LIPs and others dealing with children's legal issues.
Community-Based Practitioner’s Guide: Documenting Citizenship and Legal Identity
Published 10/08/2018
A new step-by-step guide has been produced by Namati and the Open Society Justice Initiative to help those struggling to document their citizenship or legal identity.
Reform without rules is putting litigants in danger
Published 10/08/2018
A fraudster used multiple callers, purportedly calling from court and eventually impersonated a judge via conference call, to extort around £79,000 of his victim who he threatened with imprisonment for contempt of court.
P/T Programme Officer - EMEA Corporate Citizenship team at Credit Suisse
Published 08/08/2018
The EMEA Corporate Citizenship team at Credit Suisse are looking for a Programme Officer to join the team in London. This role is part-time / 0.8 fte. Requests for flexible working will be considered.
SWLLC - Housing Caseworker / Solicitor
Published 08/08/2018
Housing Solicitor / Caseworker - LAA qualified category housing supervisor
New PSU to open in Southend-on-Sea
Published 03/08/2018
The PSU is opening a part-time satellite service in Southend-on-Sea.
Germany vs England - Informal Justice
Published 03/08/2018
In an insightful comparative empirical study of the United Kingdom and Germany Naomi Creutzfeldt highlights how differing experiences of the formal legal system shape citizens' wider attitudes towards justice.
Citizens Advice Merton & Lambeth gets the ‘Legal Design’ treatment
Published 02/08/2018
Legal Design Sprint highlights the problems faced by Citizens Advice Merton and Lambeth in supporting their clients to find information and apply for disability benefits, especially those affected by mental health, and tries to present a new solution.
Delay on Bill which could increase number of litigants in person
Published 02/08/2018
The Civil Liability Bill will introduce reduced rates for damages. It will also be accompanied by an increase in the small claims limit resulting in fewer claimants being represented. The progress of this legislation looks set to be halted until September at the earliest.
Request from HMCTS for user participation in research - civil, family and tribunals
Published 31/07/2018
Following on from focus group research earlier this year, HMCTS is starting to design a way for legal practitioners to interact digitally with HMCTS when: issuing new process; sending and receiving case documentation and evidence; needing to view the progress of cases; and paying fees.
‘So what’s changed?’ - Homelessness legislation update
Published 26/07/2018
Free Seminar on homelessness legislation
Q&A with Jess Mant
Published 26/07/2018
Cardiff University Lecturer, Jess Mant discusses what inspired her research on litigants in person in the family court.
New research on litigants in person and the family court
Published 26/07/2018
Preliminary findings from research regarding litigants in person in the private family court suggest that the post-LASPO process has led LiPs to lose trust in the system and in some cases made them feel worse off than when they started.
Litigant in person costs vs pro bono costs
Published 23/07/2018
In the UK, litigants in Person can claim up to £19 per hour for time they spend working on their case (or the actual financial loss if this can prove this), where as Pro Bono costs can be claimed for any advice given for free by lawyers. But what if you're both?
Frontline Network conference focuses on wellbeing
Published 23/07/2018
From supporting staff wellbeing to supporting EEA and non-EEA migrant communities, this year's Frontline Network conference has produced a wealth of resources for frontline workers to support them in supporting others.
Using chatbots to guide litigants in person to legal information
Published 23/07/2018
A recent presentation through the Self-Represented Litigation Network (SRLN) examines how chatbots can be used to guide and direct litigants in person to useful online resources, guides and information.
Legal Expenses Insurance
Published 23/07/2018
As part of the Network's work on affordable advice our members from University House Legal Advice Centre share their resources and knowledge around legal expenses insurance and we examine how it can be used.
No one wins from litigation in person
Published 20/07/2018
With nearly 36 per cent of cases included a litigant in person this article from the Times gives an overview of the difficulties presented by litigants in person, from the court to represented parties.
Public Accounts Committee reports little confidence in reform delivery
Published 20/07/2018
The Public Accounts Committee report questions the ability of HMCTS to deliver its court reform programme saying the pressure to deliver quickly risks driving changes before fully understanding the impact on users and the wider justice system.
