As the old saying goes. "Only a fool represents themselves". However, since 2015 in the UK. Almost all civil legal aid was withdrawn by the then coalition government. £5 billion a year was the average cost to the taxpayer. For this service. Now only victims of domestic abuse can apply for government assistance in specific family law areas. So that being the case self representation in the UK is now fairly common in civil cases. Of course poor people cannot now easily get legal remedy because of the cost barrier to hire an attorney or solicitor as they are termed in the UK. This lack of access to justice is another example of the increasing inequality of the UK. The wealthy can issue slap suits with relative impunity. Slum landlords and dodgy employers have the run of the roost. There are pro bono lawyers, there are McKenzie friends. Getting access to those, however, is exceedingly problematic, given the huge demand. This legal civil aid provision was in effect since the end of the 2nd world war. Created at the same time as the NHS to reduce inequality and to provide access to justice for all citizens. Unfortunately the Conservative shower currently in power are quite indifferent to human suffering and apparently consider equity and justice to apply only to the wealthy, not the greater part of the UK population, whom they seem to hold in great contempt.
