State services have no monopoly on virtue
A charity called the Personal Support Unit (PSU) helps make the civil and family courts in England and Wales more accessible to those who have to face them alone. Last year it provided 691 volunteers — some of them retired professionals, others law students — to help such litigants-in-person, as they’re called, on an average of more than 5,450 occasions every month. The volunteers help these people sort out their paperwork and complete all necessary forms, guide them round the courts to make sure they keep their appointments, explain court…
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