Is it a must to hire a barrister in high court civil proceeding

[youngken]

Can a person self-defense himself in high court civil hearing in UK?

 

[Scalloway]

Going to court without a solicitor or barrister.

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/c...ng-to-court-without-a-solicitor-or-barrister/

 

[tan_lan]

Yes, civil or criminal matters.

As to if its a good idea is another question.

 

[smallclaimsassistance]

The only proceedings anyone should reasonably contemplate conducting themselves without legal assistance, are those allocated to the Small Claims Track.

Anyone involved in the defence of High Court proceedings should hire SOLICITORS. The solicitor will take care of the barrister, when that step becomes necessary.

Dean

 

[Bob Morgan]

Tony Hancock tried it once! (Episode: The Lawyer)

 

[Michael Gerard]

The only proceedings anyone should reasonably contemplate conducting themselves without legal assistance, are those allocated to the Small Claims Track.

Anyone involved in the defence of High Court proceedings should hire SOLICITORS. The solicitor will take care of the barrister, when that step becomes necessary.

Dean

Wise advice - although even the Small Claims Track, guidance from an experienced practitioner is recommended.

 

[Newchodge]

Can a person self-defense himself in high court civil hearing in UK?

The litigant who represents themselves has a fool for a lawyer.

Apart from anything else the judge will expect you to understand procedure, terminology and etiquette and to present your case succinctly and professionally. Failing to do that will tend to annoy the judge, which is something to be avoided at all costs.

Judges in the employment tribunal and in the small claims track have an obligation to assist an unrepresented litigant. Higher up they just see them as an annoyance to be squashed.

 

[smallclaimsassistance]

Apart from anything else the judge will expect you to understand procedure, terminology and etiquette and to present your case succinctly and professionally. Failing to do that will tend to annoy the judge, which is something to be avoided at all costs.

Absolutely right, which reminds me that, in addition to expecting the parties to know what they're doing in the High Court, High Court Judges don't do some of the administrational tasks that the County Court Judges do, such as drawing up court orders. The parties are expected to do this.

Dean

 

[Michael Gerard]

Judges in the employment tribunal and in the small claims track have an obligation to assist an unrepresented litigant. Higher up they just see them as an annoyance to be squashed.

Not sure in employment tribunals (never done one), but in civil disputes and in all three tracks, there is absolutely no obligation on a judge to assist a LIP. Procedurally, a court may give a LIP a degree of latitude, but that is about it.

 

[Newchodge]

Not sure in employment tribunals (never done one), but in civil disputes and in all three tracks, there is absolutely no obligation on a judge to assist a LIP. Procedurally, a court may give a LIP a degree of latitude, but that is about it.

In the ET it is a specific role of the employment judge. My experience in the small claims track led me to believe it would be the same there.

 

[Michael Gerard]

In the ET it is a specific role of the employment judge. My experience in the small claims track led me to believe it would be the same there.

Most judges (in particular on the SCT), will be a bit lenient to LIP's, but there are no obligations on a judge to actively assist a LIP (which would go beyond the interests of procedural fairness). It is the choice of a LIP to conduct his or her case without any professional help. I kind of understand this in an employment tribunal, but these are tribunals and are under different rules than civil litigation and of course, the parties are usually unevenly matched - employer with monies behind it against an employee (who is probably out of work).