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General discussion => The Flame Pit => Topic started by: Jackisback123 on January 09, 2026, 05:21:56 pm
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I struggle to share the learned District Judge's interpretations of "assisting in the conduct of litigation" and "in chambers", but otherwise agree with the judgment.
If the argument had been that the "agent" had gone beyond merely assisting, the point might have merit, but it seems absurd that conduct of advocacy alone is somehow separate from the conduct of litigation.
The real issue, IMHO is that "in chambers" was clearly intended to refer to administrative matters that did not require an advocate. The suggestion that the locus was intended to describe the person conducting the exempt activity, rather than the nature of the activity exceeds my comprehension.
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The YouTube chap really needs to learn how to be succinct and not waffle on or disappear on tangents. You realise what the job of a decent editor is when you have to suffer through videos like this (similarly podcasts where they take forever to get to the point).
But having rambled on myself :) I was wondering if Stephen Langley himself had to make all those arguments to court around the reasons for having right of audience refused. It's a huge effort for a Defendant, especially if they have no formal legal training themselves and are unfamiliar with the ins and outs of it all.
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Merging this as they're on the same topic.
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Written judgement is available on Bailii
https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/Misc/2026/1.html
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLsKDvT4zYI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLsKDvT4zYI).
Solicitor's agent refused right of audience in a small-claims parking case. Ruling is "causing chaos" apparently.
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I've just come across this case and thought it might be of interest here!
https://www.bailii.org//ew/cases/Misc/2026/1.html