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Self-Represented in Court | Cork News
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Solicitors are warning that more people are turning to self-representation in court as legal aid cuts force lawyers to withdraw services, leaving defendants vulnerable to harsher outcomes they didn’t anticipate. With the government refusing to change a flat-fee system that doesn’t reflect the true cost of complex cases, litigants in person risk missing critical opportunities for lighter sentences or alternative penalties — like community service — that a lawyer could negotiate. The result? A legal system in crisis, where the untrained face consequences they never expected.
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