Lay Litigants

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"Quack lawyers" are causing delays in the Irish courts on a daily basis, a High Court judge has said in a blistering judgment. Mr Justice Michael Twomey said cases were being "delayed as court sittings are being taken up dealing with nonsensical applications which are being pursued on the pseudo leg

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Northern Ireland’s High Court has refused to appoint a McKenzie friend in family law proceedings on the basis that she attempted to inappropriately influence the court and lacked a basic understanding of practice and procedure. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice David McFarland

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