Sentences with phrase «involving unrepresented parties»

Using those criteria, the number of cases involving unrepresented parties was four in 2004 with three of them brought by people with counsel.

The work of judges outside, as well as inside the courtroom, is almost always more time - consuming in proceedings involving unrepresented parties than in ones in which everyone has a lawyer — and the difficulties judges face are compounded if one or more of the parties is also dealing with mental health or other challenges.

Justice Marion Cohen describes the challenges facing judges in family court matters involving unrepresented parties:

In any transaction which involves an unrepresented party, if the licensee does not intend to act in an agency relationship, it is very important for that licensee to confirm with that party that he or she is being treated as a customer, not a client.

Not exact matches

Similarly, the attorneys at Papa & Roberts, PLLC may determine a particular case is not suitable to have only one attorney involved and may choose to end the firm's representation if the unrepresented party continues not to seek independent counsel.

More than fifty percent of all cases in the Family Division have been reported as involving at least one unrepresented party.