Courts & legal action

• Court structure
  • Sources of law
  • Civil/criminal courts and tribunals
  • Court structure and hierarchy
  • Civil court structure
  • Which civil court?
  • European courts
• Pre-action protocols
  • Letter before action
  • Deciding whether to go to court
  • Overview of pre-action protocols
  • Pre-action Protocol for Possession Claims by Social Landlords
  • Pre-action Protocol for Mortgage Arrears
  • Pre-action Protocol for Housing Conditions Claims
  • Pre-action Protocol for Judicial Review
  • Pre-action Protocol for Debt Claims
• Preparing for court
  • Starting a case
  • Civil Procedure Rules
  • Part 7 - general procedure
  • Part 8 - alternative procedure
  • Part 55 - possession claims
  • Online claims
  • Court fees
  • Allocating a case to a track
  • What to take to court
  • Evidence
• Court hearings
  • General information for advisers
  • County court personnel
  • Open court or private hearing?
  • Representation in the courts
  • Court etiquette
  • Small claims
  • The hearing
  • Negotiating with the other side
  • Striking out/adjourning the hearing
  • Setting aside or appealing
• Costs
  • Overview of costs
  • Legal aid and options for those faced with costs
  • Paying privately for a solicitor
  • Costs in different tracks
  • Costs in specific cases
  • Types of costs order available
  • How costs are assessed
• Civil legal aid
  • Civil legal aid: an overview
  • Civil legal aid: scope and eligibility
  • Statutory charge and contributions
  • CLA Gateway
  • Legal Help and Help at Court
  • Legal Representation
• Equality law
  • Equality Act 2010: implementation dates
  • Equality Act 2010: key concepts
  • Discrimination in relation to premises
  • Public sector equality duty
• Complaining to the Ombudsman
  • Housing Ombudsman Service (HOS)
  • Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO)

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