Often, when someone is eligible for Legal Aid, we take on tenants' cases after court duty and continue representing them through the proceedings. In some cases, this can result in compensation as well as the tenant keeping their home.

Sometimes a duty solicitor can persuade a landlord to end their possession claim before it even has to be heard by a judge - especially where there are defences that would make it more expensive for them to continue with the case than to accept they got it wrong.

A duty solicitor at court can help stop your eviction by spotting legal problems with your landlord's claim, and helping tenants find and explain defences to the judge. Below we include some examples from our experiences defending tenants on court duty.

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