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   (sent 20/11/96)   
   Subject: No Justice for those with mental illness   
   Newsgroups: uk.misc,uk.legal   
   Organization: Toronto Free-Net   
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   Well, the "legal option" has just foundered on the rock of lawyers refusing to   
   deal with me on the grounds that my perception of harassment must be due to the   
   disease.   
      
   So we're back to square one again, the same place we were two years ago.   
      
   Now perhaps one of our uk.legal participants can clarify this point. To me it   
   seems illogical that lawyers should have the final say on whether you are   
   allowed to proceed with a civil case or not. Is there a default mechanism or   
   agency for cases such as mine where it is difficult to find a solicitor to   
   represent you? What exactly is the "official Solicitor"? What is it possible to   
   do if you can't find a lawyer to represent you?   
      
   A chance to get a useful response out of the uk newsgroups! perhaps they can be   
   good for something else besides spamming.   
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   Represent yourself....like the defendants in the McLibel trial.   
   you will need to read some law..but you CAN legally represent yourself I   
   believe.   
   Mike W.   
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   From: burridge@osiris.win-uk.net (Paul Burridge)   
      
   Yes, a lot of people do this nowadays. Saves on legal fees too. Lots   
   of reading up required first, though.   
      
   -- Paul   
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   (posted 30/11/96 from bu765)   
      
   Subject: Re: No Justice for those with mental illness   
   Newsgroups: uk.misc,uk.legal   
   Followup-To: uk.misc,uk.legal   
   References:  <5711vp$tfu@newton.cc.rl.ac.uk>   
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   Organization: Toronto Free-Net   
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   burridge@osiris.win-uk.net (Paul Burridge) wrote:   
   >>Represent yourself....like the defendants in the McLibel trial.   
   >>you will need to read some law..but you CAN legally represent yourself I   
   >>believe.   
   >>Mike W.   
   >   
   >Yes, a lot of people do this nowadays. Saves on legal fees too. Lots   
   >of reading up required first, though.   
      
   What can I do to get competent legal help though? If the case is on the face of   
   it so bizarre that no solicitor would represent me or talk to me, then surely   
   there must be a default mechanism? What is the "official Solicitor" that's been   
   mentioned?   
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   All you need do is go to a good library & read up about it - that's what   
   the McLibel 2 did.   
      
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