When dealing with a legal issue, it can be all too easy to immediately get a lawyer involved – and rely on that legal representative to sort everything out on your behalf, whatever the cost. I know this because I have been there – and have seen it done many times in the past. But Read More
Category: McKenzie Friend
5 good reasons to use a McKenzie Friend
A few years ago when I was a litigant in person (a person going to court without legal representation), I had never heard of a McKenzie Friend. But times have (fortunately) moved on, and litigants in person who cannot pay for a lawyer no longer need to tread the legal path alone. While McKenzie Friends Read More
What is a McKenzie Friend?
Most people may not have heard of a McKenzie Friend. McKenzie Friends are helping to fill a gap in legal services in a number of ways. A McKenzie Friend is someone who assists a litigant in person (someone who is going to court without legal representation) by offering support in readiness for and during a Read More