Justice written question – answered at on 2 February 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what research his Department has conducted on the ability of individuals without legal or advice work expertise to conduct their own civil law cases; and if he will make a statement.
The Department published research by Richard Moorhead and Mark Sefton of Cardiff university on this issue in 2005. This is available at:
http://www.dca.gov.uk/research/2005/res05fr.htm
The Department is also currently conducting a review of the existing research on litigants in person in connection with its proposals for the reform of legal aid. Findings will feed into the legal aid consultation response.
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