Welcome to REPRESENT YOURSELVES.

As experienced direct access practising barristers we know and understand how difficult it is for a litigant in person to represent themselves in court. Navigating the ins and outs of our justice is extremely difficult.

What we offer at REPRESENT YOURSELF is the unique opportunity of arming yourselves with the essential knowledge to assist you in conducting your own case whether it be, for example:

A custody or access battle over a child,

Dealing with care applications by local authorities,

Contesting financial claims with your former spouse,

Commencing or defending civil claims in the County and High Courts for the return of money or property.

Our full day courses have been carefully designed by direct access licensed barristers to equip participants with the key “inside” knowledge to help demistify the legal process and to help better navigate your way through your case. The key features in our courses is not just they are comprehensive but provide insight into the various various traps and tips which an experienced practising barrister can offer. We focus on the things that are most importnat for you to know. Our “full day” in person courses have limited size classes that offer maximum opportunity of question and answer between participant and trainer. What we offer is COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FROM AN ONLINE VIDEO COURSE. We firmly believe that the best way to impart this important knowledge and skill is with face to face teaching.

As you will see our courses costs about the same as one hour consultation with an experienced lawyers.

What we teach

CIVIL LITIGATION TRAINING FOR THE SELF-REPRESENTING LITIGANT IN PERSON: INDIVIDUAL OR ORGANISATION

We are proud to offer to much needed practical assistance by way of our training courses for the litigant in person (LIP) or self representing litigants or organisations who are either involved (or about to be involved) in civil or family law litigation either as a claimant/applicant or defendant/respondent. We have identified that there are no face to face courses aimed at providing real world training directly for litigants in person. Conducting ones own litigation can be a frightfully difficult and daunting thing to do. These days 10,000s of people each year are either forced or choose to conduct their own litigation, often due to the prohibitive cost of legal representation. The civil justice system can also seem totally daunting and bewildering to many and whilst there a resources available in the public domain there is little in the way of basic training for LIPs who are endeavouring to conduct their own cases. That’s where we step in. Our intensive courses aim to provide real, practical training delivered in small groups with a focus on arming you with the key knowledge to help you better navigate your way through your litigation. Whether you are entirely conducting your case or using a direct access barrister our courses will be of real assistance. Our focus is entirely practical, packed full of tips and guidance on the traps and pitfalls that can befall the unwary litigant. Whilst we obviously cannot turn you into a lawyer in just a day, we believe that our courses will help demistify the justice system to better equip even those with no knowledge and equip participants with much needed practical knowledge. So, whether you are thinking about or already involved in litigation or a complete novice then our courses have much to offer whether you have some knowledge of the system or none at all.

Our courses are designed and delivered by barristers with years of experience in helping litigants in person and very much focus on the things that you cannot learn in a book. Our course have limited numbers to allow for maximum interaction between trainer and participant with plenty of question and answer time throughout the day.