20 August News EWI Guidance on Acting for Litigants in Person Litigants in person, 07. Receiving Instructions, 08. Working with Instructing Parties, Litigant in Person We have just published our Guidance for experts on acting for litigants in person. While our general advice to members is not to act for unrepresented parties, there are circumstances in which experts may choose to act for a litigant in person or find that their previously represented party has become a litigant in person.
19 August Case Updates Be cautious when accepting instructions from a Litigant in Person 07. Receiving Instructions, 06. Rules and Regulations, 11. Report Writing, Litigant in Person The judgment dealt with the defendant's application for reverse summary judgment or to strike out the claimant's claim and the claimant's application to strike out the defendant's application and for a stay of related proceedings. The claimant attempted to submit a non-compliant report as 'independent expert evidence' to support his application without obtaining permission to do so. Cam Askan v HM Land Registry [2026] EWHC 1352 (Ch)
14 August Podcast Podcast Episode 29: Acting for Litigants in Person 03. Setting Fees and Getting Paid, 07. Receiving Instructions, 06. Rules and Regulations, 08. Working with Instructing Parties, Litigant in Person This month on the Expert Matters Podcast, we discuss acting for litigants in person. The accessibility of tools like generative AI is making litigation more accessible to unrepresented parties and it is increasingly likely that experts will be approached by litigant in person. We provide some advice for experts approached by a litigant in person and discuss how an expert should deal with the situation where their previously represented party becomes a litigant in person.