A litigant in person is entitled to their legal costs under CPR 46.5 as a litigant in person much as as a litigant represented by a solicitor or barrister is entitled to the costs of representation. Costs can be claimed by a litigant in person for work carried out...
Drafting a Statement of Claim Your Statement of Claim or Particulars of Claim is the document which sets out what you are claiming and gives details of why you say you are entitled to a judgment from the court. It is sometimes called the Statement of Claim or Points...
When you enter into an agreement with someone to do some work for you the time to complete that work will not be ‘of the essence’ unless this is specified. The work must just be carried out within a reasonable time and what is a reasonable time can be open...
Witness statement A witness statement contain the evidence in support of your case. As such your witness statement is critical and winning or losing might well turn on how witness statements are prepared. If something you wish to put before the court is not in a...
Legal rights are provided by the Consumer Credit Act for people who have entered into credit agreements for less than £25,000. The Consumer Credit Act lays down strict rules about lending and borrowing money and in particular provides: that all lenders of money are...
Is it possible to have a credit agreement declared void or unenforceable so as not to have to pay back any of the money loaned? Many of the challenges to loan and credit agreements rely on the lender not being able to produce the original agreement. Sections 77 and 78...
