Sentences with phrase «most litigants»

Most litigants who were hurt in a traffic accident and secure a personal injury lawyer will recoup 3 times more compensation than they would have without an attorney.

This seems to be an offense in itself, which leads most litigants to look further to negligence law.

In family law, most litigants simply don't use lawyers.

Most litigants view settlement as a viable option but it does not come without patience, negotiation and compromise.

I suspect that ediscovery will work itself out, in part through better record keeping practices and in part through a tougher estimation of relevance and proportionality — and possibly in part through some well - aimed sanctions at counsel and their clients who try to cheat and fail, making the attempt too costly for most litigants.

Piecemeal decision - making on a case - by - case basis and in terms not accessible to most litigants in persons is surely not the way to administer a family — or any — system of justice.

Separately, proposals are afoot to raise the small claims limit to # 5,000 for road traffic accident claims — this would exclude most litigants from representation since legal costs are not recoverable in the small claims court.

While most litigants are aware that an unsuccessful party in Ontario litigation will have to pay the successful party some costs, the details can be somewhat perplexing.

Now however, recalling how most litigants love to blame their attorneys for false or ridiculous interrogatory answers, I hold back at first on my cross examination and only show the witness the interrogatory answers.

Despite the inherent strengths of Rule 502 (d), most litigants continue to ignore it.

Wealthy companies hire elite attorneys — and they can hire armies of them — easily outgunning the solo practitioners and small - firm plaintiffs attorneys that most litigants depend on to assert their rights in court.

The interaction of most litigants with the judicial system is a transient one and it is of seminal importance that the fairness, impartiality and detached objectivity of the judicial office holder are manifest from beginning to end.»

Of course, an almost inevitable adverse costs order in such circumstances deters most litigants who have suffered no damage as a result of contractual breach.

The Court of Appeal had erred by placing «too high a premium on the «full appreciation» of evidence that can be gained at a conventional trial, given that such a trial is not a realistic alternative for most litigants.»

«After 10 years since the new rules came in we can say confidently that most litigants in person have benefited enormously from the reforms,» Thompson adds.

Most litigants have no idea who can best represent their interests, and referrals help ensure that they are paired with a knowledgeable and experienced lawyer who has capacity to take on their claim.

Most litigants (or, perhaps more accurately, their solicitors and junior counsel) simply yielded dutifully to these requests, as it was often more convenient and expedient to do so rather than to take a stand on principle.

Most litigants have startlingly similar stories to tell, often falling into two camps, those that have relied on common sense and a feeling that justice will prevail, and those that believe that standing up and fighting back is the only way forward.