Research indicates, however, that
most justiciable problems never reach the courtroom (Andrew Pilliar, «Law and the Business of Justice: Access to Justice and the Profession / Business Divide» (2014) 11 Journal of Law & Equality 5 at 10).
Various studies (see Julie MacFarlane's study of self - represented litigants, 2013;) demonstrate that
most individuals with a
justiciable issue seek advice (sometimes legal, sometimes other) for dealing with the matter at some stage before and during proceedings.