Courts and Disputes
Legal system
Summary
Topic hub for **Legal system** — 7 wiki pages extracted from approved sources.
Key information
- •A business takes legal action against you to recover losses for theft — The business could claim money from you for: * the cost of staff investigating what happened * any other costs of.
- •Finding free or affordable legal help — If your case is serious and you can’t afford to pay your legal costs, legal aid might pay some or all of them. You.
- •Going to court as a witness — ## You might have to go to court as a witness
- •Going to court without a solicitor or barrister — The court will tell you what kind of hearing you’ll have. Check how to prepare for a hearing by phone or video call. Be.
- •If you have a court hearing by phone or video call — Tell the court or tribunal as soon as possible that you want a face to face hearing instead. It’s usually best to call.
- •Rape and sexual assault — You can use the button that says 'Hide this page' to leave our website quickly. This will take you to Google. If you’re.
- •Small claims — * Deciding whether to make a small claim * Making a small claim * Going to a small claims hearing * The rules about.
Practical guidance
- •Browse the wiki pages above for guidance on Legal system.
- •Answers should cite the source URL and raw file path from each page's Sources section.
Related topics
Courts and DisputesStarting a ClaimSmall claimsLegal aidLegal system
Sources
- Citizens Advice — [A business takes legal action against you to recover losses for theft](https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/law-and-courts/legal-system/a-business-takes-legal-action-against-you-to-recover-losses-for-theft/) — `raw/citizens-advice/law-and-courts-a-business-takes-legal-action-against-you-to-recover-losses-for-theft.md`
- Citizens Advice — [Finding free or affordable legal help](https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/law-and-courts/legal-system/finding-free-or-affordable-legal-help/) — `raw/citizens-advice/law-and-courts-finding-free-or-affordable-legal-help.md`
- Citizens Advice — [Going to court as a witness](https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/law-and-courts/legal-system/going-to-court-as-a-witness1/) — `raw/citizens-advice/law-and-courts-going-to-court-as-a-witness.md`
- Citizens Advice — [Going to court without a solicitor or barrister](https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/law-and-courts/legal-system/going-to-court-without-a-solicitor-or-barrister/) — `raw/citizens-advice/law-and-courts-going-to-court-without-a-solicitor-or-barrister.md`
- Citizens Advice — [If you have a court hearing by phone or video call](https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/law-and-courts/legal-system/if-you-have-a-court-hearing-by-phone-or-video-call/) — `raw/citizens-advice/law-and-courts-if-you-have-a-court-hearing-by-phone-or-video-call.md`
- Citizens Advice — [Rape and sexual assault](https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/law-and-courts/legal-system/rape-sexual-assault/) — `raw/citizens-advice/law-and-courts-rape-and-sexual-assault.md`
- Citizens Advice — [Small claims](https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/law-and-courts/legal-system/small-claims/) — `raw/citizens-advice/law-and-courts-small-claims.md`
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