19
Jun
What You Need to Know About Affidavits
An affidavit is a form of giving written evidence, sworn under oath. Just as when a person is on the witness stand in court, the depone...
27
Mar
Ordering a Court Transcript
Last year the NSRLP published a research report highlighting the inconsistencies in ordering court transcripts across Canadian province...
01
Nov
Guide for Self-Represented Litigants with Disabilities
We hear all too often from self-represented litigants who are also persons with disabilities (PWDs) - these litigants are forced to dea...
14
Sep
Reading and Understanding Case Reports
A Guide for Self-Represented Litigants
By Margarita Dvorkina & Julie Macfarlane
Why We Publish SRL Primers
One of the NSRL...
07
Nov
Provincial Resources for SRLs
Click here to view our regularly updated Provincial Resources for SRLs.
If you have a suggestion for an additional physical or onlin...
08
Sep
“My Learned Friend”: Building Constructive Working Relationships Between Self-Represented Litigants and Opposing Counsel
We know from our research that many SRLs will find that the other side in the dispute is represented by a lawyer, for some or all of th...
15
Mar
The McKenzie Friend: Choosing and Presenting a Courtroom Companion
NSRLP is proud to present its latest SRL guide, The McKenzie Friend: Choosing and Presenting a Courtroom Companion written by Judith Da...
11
Feb
Mindfulness Training and Stress-Reduction for SRLs
We are pleased and proud to announce another new NSRLP resource written and developed specifically for SRLs. "What Can Mindfulness Trai...
26
Mar
The CanLII Primer
The NSRLP is proud to launch our latest resource for SRLs
NSRLP CanLII Primer V1 English
NSRLP CanLII Primer V1 French
The Can...
27
Nov
Working with SRLs: Ideas and Suggestions from the Bench
A small Working Group of judges, representing jurisdictions across Canada, and who hear SRLs on a regular basis in their courtrooms hav...
27
Jul
Settlement Smarts for SRLs
Julie Macfarlane with the help of research assistants Hannah Bahmanpour and Katrina Trask has created a “how to” primer to enable SRLs ...
09
Mar
So You’re Representing Yourself and Coping with the Courtroom
Announcing "So you're representing yourself: A Primer to help you get ready to represent yourself in family or civil court" and "Coping...