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There are so many eggs in this basket. To shake it all up into the air and see where they land ... I guarantee it will end up in a mess.

I've been a McKenzie Friend for many years now; actually since I had no other choice than to represent myself. (No legal Aid and personal funds.)

I also became a McKenzie Friend; with the aim of improving the quality, training and professional outlook of McKenzie Friends and now work closely with the IoP and the Professional Paralegals Register - I am registered with both - regularly undertaking CPD training.

I agree with many comments here - its about money. No money, no justice. And without professional McKenzie Friends it is the Courts themselves (with the 30% rise in LiPs) who will bog down and grind to a halt.

It's not as if this 'grind down' wasn't happening already. HMCTS and their staff are running at an all time low; and as for justice - has anyone else noticed that in some Family Court proceedings Orders are being made which involve no Judge and no Magistrates - just an assistant Legal Advisor holding a 'meeting' between the parties.

Where does it end? Remove the legal process altogether and just rely on Mediation?

And court supporter? Oh please - it makes me sound like a football fan.

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