The definitive guide to representing yourself in English and Welsh courts.
Drawing on two years defending a £40 million High Court claim without representation — against two counsel and one of the City's oldest law firms — this will be the most honest, practical and complete guide ever written for litigants in person.
Not an academic textbook. Not a collection of general legal principles. A practical, honest guide written by someone who has lived it.
Why the truth that's often used against litigants in person is actually their greatest strength.
Why court is the last resort — and how to approach mediation as seriously as a trial.
Civil procedure, case management, directions — the framework that keeps a case alive.
How to tell your story clearly, evidentially and persuasively — without undermining yourself.
The documents that signal to a judge — immediately — whether you are to be taken seriously.
Courtroom procedure, judicial etiquette, cross-examination, and keeping your head under pressure.
How litigation destroys people — and how to protect yourself while fighting as hard as you need to.
A frank account of two years defending an enormous claim alone. The mistakes, the victories, the lessons.
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