u/YesterdaySalty3625

I approached a, shall we say, chatty, staff member from the Human Resources department about an unrelated matter and they seem to have unwaveringly shared information about the Respondents discussions with their solicitor about my claim. I am pretty sure this information is privileged and I shouldn’t be knowing about it. Obviously I can’t unhear what I have heard. Can I refer to the information in proceedings? I would like to include it in my witness statement and I would also like to make an application re unreasonable conduct of the Respondents solicitor.

I hired a cheap solicitor who wrote my claim form and had represented me in the early days. As I didn’t know better, I just assumed it was all ok. I’m also dyslexic and not good at reading long texts.

However the respondent has now asked for clarification on many of the claims. I can see now that my claim form is actually poorly pleaded and even I don’t understand what some claims mean.

Can I still change my claim? I’m unrepresented now.

I want to add some new claims to my claim form. How long does a respondent have to respond to the new claims? Is it 28 days?

I’ve started to get quotes from barristers for my final hearing and the fees are well above what I can afford. I was wondering if there are any alternative ways a barrister could help my case? Like could a barrister produce a skeleton argument for each claim which I could stick to and draft cross examination questions? If anyone here has had partial and not full barrister input at their final hearing, how much % cheaper was it and do you recommend the approach?

the written case management orders says:

Claims and Issues
The claims and issues, as discussed at this preliminary hearing, are listed in the Case Summary below. If you think the list is wrong or incomplete, you must write to the Tribunal and the other side within 7 days. If you do not, the list will be treated as final unless the Tribunal decides otherwise.

CASE SUMMARY
The claimant was employed by the respondent, as [role] , from [dates]. Early conciliation started on and ended on [dates]. The claim form was presented on [date]

Could someone help me understand what list it is referring to and what should I be checking for?

Thanks in advance