Sentences with phrase «litigants in person rather»

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It would be conducted online rather than on paper, designed primarily for use by litigants in person, investigatory rather than purely adversarial, with conciliation (including mediation and ENE (early neutral evaluation)-RRB- as a mainstream rather than only alternative form of resolution and face - to - face hearings for resolution only if documentary, telephone or video alternatives are unsuitable.

In an era of increasing numbers of self - represented litigants, people need tools that will open the door of justice rather than obscure it.»

I predict that those meeting the challenge will not look back but will rather look forward to a new age of litigation in which the litigant in person may not always be all that the term implies.

It is designed primarily for use by litigants, in person; it is to be «investigatory rather than purely adversarial»; it is to include conciliation, mediation and it is to be a mainstream rather than an alternative method of dispute resolution.