Recent content by RJolly

Thank you very much for the replies. My case is solid, I just wanted to know how to deal with my opponent's witnesses. I understand the advice given me is not to discredit the defendent and witnesses and just let them have their say. Can someone answer me this specific question. Do I have to...

Thank you for the reply. This is a landlord/tenant case. The landlady withheld funds from me when I left the property and when I sued her, she made up a story that I had damaged the house. On the subpeona the witness is required to bring any contracts /receipts /paperwork relating to the...

Hello, I have a trial in the small claims court in a few month's time. The original trial was delayed at the last minute. I was sent copies of the documents that the defense is submitting as evidence and these included subpeonas issued by the defendent's attorney. Firstly, I am wondering...

Many Thanks for your reply JHarris. As a novice to the legal system I am extremely concerned about my case and have probably got a little paranoid. So thank you for putting things back into perspective. I have a full record of my correspondence with the various parties concerned in the case and...

I had no idea that I could not introduce academic research and statistics to back up my case, and this leads me to wonder what exactly constitutes an expert? I will be looking into this, and if anyone has a link to cut short my search I would be grateful. If I was to introduce data on animals...

Thank you for your response jharris. I am reluctant to go into specific details because then it will be easy for my opponent to know my strategy if they happen to look at these forums. So I'm going to think about this before I reply. I was hoping to send a PM but cannot do so due to the fact...

Hello, The judge told me at the last hearing when I need to supply my opponent's attorney with my evidence . I'm not exactly clear about what I need to give this attorney. For example, if I am going to cite a law to back up my case-do I need to supply my opponent with a copy of the law, or a...

That answers my question. Thank you.

I filed a complaint and am now facing a counter complaint. In a trial at the small claims court, is there a set routine/order/procedure in which this case will play out? For example, will I make my complaint, be answered by the defendant and then we will hear his case followed by my defense...

Hello, I will soon be going to trial in the small claims court. I have witness testimony to back up my case. The witness cannot be present in the court so I am going to have him write a letter to the judge. My question is whether this letter has to be notarised, or will the judge accept it as...

Army Judge, thank you very much for your reply. The very reason I am consulting this forum is because I cannot afford to hire a lawyer. Unfortunately, neither do I qualify for legal aid. Would you be so kind as to clarify what you said. Is this violation irrelevant to my case? I am...

Hello, I currently have a trial date set for a small claims case. Very briefly, I filed a complaint when my landlord would not repay an overpayment of rent. He filed a counterclaim saying that my pets caused damage to his property. It turns out that I had one more pet than I was allowed to...