litigant's Usage Examples:

status is that of "litigant in person".

According to the National Center for State Courts in the United States, as of 2006 pro se litigants had become more.

vexatious litigants are often unable to retain legal counsel, and such litigants, therefore, represent themselves in court.

Those on the vexatious litigant list.

very important for litigants to know, because the litigants are the ones who dictate the timing and progression of the lawsuit.

In England and Wales, a litigant in person is an individual, company or organisation that has rights of audience (this is, the right to address the court).

The Copyright Act of 1870 does not specify what sort of action a litigant must bring to remedy copyright infringement.

litigations in the last five years", Collins was declared a vexatious litigant.

This is the same Wedderburn who was a litigant in the Knight v.

depriving a successful litigant of costs.

An action (such as an error made by the court) is prejudicial if it substantially affects a litigant's legal rights.

Mary, Lady Cholmondeley (1563–1625) was a British litigant in a 40-year-long dispute over her father's estate.

Wales, litigation funding) is the mechanism or process through which litigants (and even law firms) can finance their litigation or other legal costs.

Estoppel is a common law doctrine which, when it applies, prevents a litigant from denying the truth of what was said or done.

However, because litigants can (and often do) raise federal claims in state courts, many cases are.

The litigant does not have the burden of proof: the Council may well decide that the litigant was right and the government was.

(sometimes also called a request to admit) is a set of statements sent from one litigant to an adversary, for the purpose of having the adversary admit or deny.

The rationale for the English rule is that a litigant (whether bringing a claim or defending a claim) is entitled to legal representation.

In the Athens of antiquity, the law required a litigant to make his case in front of the court with two successive speeches.

The LGEP was a litigant in a number of South African court cases related to LGBT rights: National.

had personally affected the litigant.

Times of India reported that they had verified the numbers presented by the litigant and confirmed them.

A McKenzie friend assists a litigant in person in a court of law in England and Wales, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, New Zealand, and Australia.

Synonyms:

plaintiff in error; appellant; suspect; plaintiff; filer; defendant; prevailing party; party; complainant; litigator;

Antonyms:

believe; trust; unquestionable; defendant; plaintiff;