Throughout the full duration of court proceedings, each party associated with that matter is entitled to procedural fairness. There are vey clear and precise obligations implemented by the courts, under legislation and other relevant case management guidelines, that must be followed, to maintain procedural fairness. Non compliance with this legislation and other relevant case management guidelines may compromise procedural fairness and prevent either party or all parties from

What is self-represented litigation? An individual is self represented when they are a party to a legal matter, and have not engaged a lawyer to represent them. The self-represented litigant works alone, solo. There are two primary types of legal representation. You can engage a lawyer to represent you, and that lawyer will do absolutely everything, such as communicating with other parties, preparing court documents, filing and serving court documents, and so on. In this situ

As a self-represented litigant, involvement in legal proceedings can be intimidating and frightening. Understanding the legal environment, your legal rights, and your legal matter, can be very confusing and frustrating. Sourcing access to information on the internet and elsewhere is time consuming, and understanding content of that information is difficult. This can equally be the case for individuals with legal representation, and occurs primarily as the result of poor commu

eCourts is a simple online resource used to manage your legal matter, particularly with family and criminal law. eCourts can be, however, confusing and timely. You need to set up your eCourts user account, connect your legal matter, file all court documents through your eCourts user account, and check it regularly. Your email is connected to your eCourts user account and this allows you to receive notifications of documents filed by other parties, and correspondence from the