Guides for people representing themselves in court

Plain English. No jargon. Written for UK litigants in person going through family court, employment tribunal, domestic abuse proceedings and small claims.

Family Court
Family Court

How to represent yourself in family court (UK)

What to expect at each hearing, how to prepare your documents, and how to present your case.

Family Court

How to document safeguarding concerns for family court

What to record, how to organise it, and how to build a chronology a judge can follow.

Family Court

McKenzie Friend — what they can do and how to prepare

What a McKenzie Friend can and cannot do, how to find one, and how to prepare for your meeting.

Family Court

Family court without legal aid — your options

Legal aid eligibility, McKenzie Friends, direct access barristers, and self-representation.

Family Court

How to keep a court-ready diary for family court

The difference between a diary and evidence — and how to turn what you're recording into something a judge reads.

Domestic Abuse & Coercive Control
Domestic Abuse · Family Court

What is DARVO? How to identify it in messages and court documents

Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender — what it is, how to spot it, how to present it.

Domestic Abuse

How to document domestic abuse evidence (UK)

What counts as evidence, how to organise it, and how to present it to police, solicitors or court.

Family Court · Parental Alienation

What is parental alienation and how do you prove it?

What parental alienation is, how patterns appear in messages, and how to evidence it in court.

Employment Tribunal
Employment Tribunal

How to represent yourself at an employment tribunal (UK)

The ET1, ACAS conciliation, evidence gathering, and what to expect on the day.

Family Court

How to write a position statement for family court

What a position statement must include, how to structure it, and what judges actually want to read.

All Courts
All Courts

Can you use WhatsApp messages as evidence in court? (UK)

Yes. How to export, organise and present your messages as court-ready evidence.

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