Litigants in Person - A Practical Guide for Defendant Personal Injury Lawyers

Introduction

This practical webinar is aimed at defendant personal injury lawyers to help them engage effectively with litigants in person while complying with their duties to the court and their client.

Litigants in person sometimes present a challenge to efficient and cost-proportionate litigation. This webinar is designed to help litigators avoid common pitfalls and gives strategies for dealing with difficult situations.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Effective Communication:
• Tips for day-to-day communication
• Signposting to appropriate resources - where to find them
• Preparing effectively for court hearings so that they run smoothly
• How to facilitate and record settlement
• How to deal with non-cooperative litigants in person
• Non-compliance with court orders and rules
• Failure to attend medical appointments - what can you do?
• How to avoid adjournments
• Dealing with non-attendance at hearings
• How to improve your chances of obtaining a costs order against a litigant in person
• Vexatious Litigants
• The menu of civil restraint orders
• Tips on how to secure a civil restraint order

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Tuesday 10th March 2026

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