THE FOLLOWING ARE BOOKS AND GAMES CURRENTLY IN OUR SLN LIBRARY AVAILABLE
FOR ALL SLN MEMBERS TO BORROW
SLN Library borrowing rules:
You may borrow a book for a maximum period of two weeks. Books must be
received back by the library within a week of that two week period. If the
book is not returned in time, title to the book and ownership defaults to
you.
At each meeting there will be a different selection present of books
available in the SLN library. In order to borrow books a security deposit
is required equivalent to at least the cost to the network of the book. The
amount you temporarily outlay for the book deposit, which is returned to
you when you return the books, is listed below. This is not a price, as we
are not in the business of selling books, but rather a short term outlay
for a fortnight, where you will have valuable books on loan which will help
you a lot. (The principle is similar to that of your membership fee which
should be recoverable from the other side with interest when you win).
Money sitting idle in the bank etc could be more effectively utilized short
term to borrow books in this way to great effect and gain for ultimately no
cost.
The security deposit may be made by cash or by cheque or credit card,
which we do not bank unless ownership of the book defaults to you. If using
a cheque for your security deposit then the same cheque can be used again
by writing the current amount applicable on the back of the cheque.
The costs for obtaining a number of books may be recoverable as costs
in your action. You may then care to lend them out in similar fashion to
any other self litigants. The more books you have obtained to assist you in
your actions the more chance you have of winning your case and the more
books you can lend to assist other self litigants.
As books are borrowed we shall seek to obtain more books so there are
always enough of the same title. If there are books appropriate to your
action which we do not have, then please advise us and we will consider
purchasing them for the library.
If you have books that could be useful and would like to see them put
to good use then please feel free to donate them to the SLN library.
If you wish to borrow then please advise prior to a meeting and the
books can be brought or posted.
(The Network also has some folders containing a wide variety of brochures
informing of the many forms of legal assistance available from many
sources. These are available for inspection at General Meetings and at
panels.)
BOOKS:
Review of the Federal Civil Justice System - Australian Law Reform Comm. -
1999 565p $10
See you in Court!: How to Conduct Your Own Case in the Small Claims Court -
Anthony Reeves - 1999 160p ($20)
Civil Procedure - Grant Riethmuller - 1999 180p ($20)
Beyond the Adversarial System - Stacy & Lavarch - 1999 168p ($45)
Debtors Guide to Local Courts - Campbelltown Legal Centre - 10.1998 100p
($10)
Meeting the Challenge of Pro Se Representation: a Report and Guidebook for
Judges and Court Managers - Jona Goldschmidt et al - Chicago: American
Judicature Society; Washington D.C., State Justice Institute 1998 - 146p
($95)
The Cartel - Evan Whitten - 1998 255p ($20)
Represent Yourself in Court: How to Prepare and Try a Winning Case. Handle
Your Civil Trial from Start to Finish. - Paul Bergman and Sara J.
Berman-Barrett, barristers and professors, 1998, ($70)
Building Wealth Story by Story - Jan Somers - 1998 190p ($25)
Butterworths Student Companion: Evidence - Jill Anderson - 1998 100p ($20)
Litigation, Evidence and Procedure, 6th Edition, Aronson and Hunter - 1998
1,164p ($100)
Barristers Directory NSW - 1997/8 500p ($45)
Butterworths Concise Australian Legal Dictionary - 1997 477p ($30)
How to Try Your Own Case in Court And Win!, Basic Instructions for the Non
Lawyer - Judge Mel Red Recana, presiding Judge L.A. Mun Court - 1997 1st Ed
- 330p ($70)
How to Sue for Up to $25,000...and Win!: Suing and Defending a Case in
Municipal Court Without a Lawyer - Judge Roderic Duncan (2nd Ed) - ($70)
Review of the Adversarial System of Litigation, Rethinking the Federal
Civil Litigation System, issues paper 20 - Law Council of Australia 1997
($20)
UThe Damages Lottery - Atiyah - 1997 200p ($25)
Your Day in Court - Victorian Law Foundation - 1996 24p ($5)
How to Win Your Personal Injury Claim - Joseph L. Matthews, barrister -
(2nd Ed) - 1996 ($60)
Principles of Remedies - Covell & Lupton - 1995 280p ($60)
Representing Yourself: What You Can Do Without a Lawyer - Kenneth Lasson,
Prof of Law, with Alan Morrison and the Public Citizen Litigation Group,
intro by Ralph Nader - 2nd edit 1995 319p ($30)
Australian Legal System - Gerard B Carter - 1995 275p ($15)
Legal Letter Writing - De Groot & Maxwell - 1994 ($35)
Building Wealth in Changing Times - Jan Somers - 1994 190p ($25)
An Introduction to Advocacy - Stuesser - 1993 ($50)
The Litigant in Person, Discussion Papers (and a Commentary by Frank Jones)
- Helen Powles & Vince Bruce - Aust Inst of Judicial Admin Inc, Carlton
South 1993 34p (can be emailed free to members)
Personal Property, Commentary and Materials - Hammond - 1992 355p ($50)
Building Wealth Through Investment Property - Jan Somers - 1992 190p ($25)
Commercial Tenancy Law in Australia - Bradbrook & Croft - 1990 430p ($20)
Legal Drafting, Legal Letter Writing - 1985 ($20)
Outline of Law - John Baalam - 1955 300p ($50)
An Introduction to Law - Derham, Maher and Waller - 1986 255p ($50)
How to Avoid Lawyers - Siegel - 1969 423p ($10)
The Book of Letters - Peter Breen - 1984 225p ($20)
Understanding Law - Robert Chisholm and Garth Nettheim - 1978 123p ($50)
Supreme Court Rules and Procedure 1 & 2 1970 1992 720p
Life Without Lawyers: a Report of a Conference held in January 1978 on Lay
Participation in the Legal System" - London, Legal Action Group 1978 - 64p
Going to Court, A Guide to Practical Litigation - Michael Rosser 1976 100p
($20)
A First Book of Jurisprudence - Pollock - 1929 375p ($50)
Jurisprudence - Paton 3rd edit - 1964 600p ($50)
Fair Trading Act - 1987 110p $10
English Law and its Backrground - Fifoot - 1932 279p ($50)
The Law of Money Lenders in Australia and New Zealand - Pannam - 1965 390p
($20)
The Attorney's Pocket Dictionary 1981 605p ($10)
Advance Australia Fair - Peter Breen - 1999 215p $20
New South Wales Consumer Credit Legislation - Levine - 450p ($10)
LEGAL GAMES (real ones)
Blind Justice, The Game of Lawsuits: ("decide the fate of outrageous real
life cases and con the jury into giving bigger bucks than the real life
award"), a 90 minute game for 3 or more players/couples, age 11 to 111. A
good game to introduce friends to the concept of SLN and self litigation.
($75)
Judge for Yourself ($150) The Game of Real Life Courtroom Dramas. Presents
players with 500 intriguing, real life court cases from around the world.
Become a lawyer for a day and see for yourself how the legal system works.
David Murphy Self Litigants' Network
8214 8397 Ph, email: matchdc@tpg.com.au
Yet to Get
A Report on Self Help Law: its many perspectives by Steven R Cox and Mark
Dwyer, sponsored by the American Bar Association Special Committee on the
Delivery of Legal Services - Chicago: the Association 1987 - 111 pages,
forms - amicus 000006139369
Adversarial. The Unrepresented Party - ALRC - Sydney: The Commission 1996 -
28p abn97-151803 amicus 000013199088
Colonial Litigant Extraodinaire: the Edward Eager Story 1787-1866, Layman,
attorney, merchant, lobbyist - Kevin Lewis Smith - Burrell Creek NSW, K
Smith 1996 - 175p - abn96-073559 amicus 000012152343 (See notes on this book at bottom of this page re this book)
Defend Yourself, Facing a Charge in Court - Gaby Carney & Tim Anderson -
Chippendale NSW, Redfern Legal Centre Publishing 1996 - 126p - abn-367311
amicus 000012827957
How and When to Be Your Own Lawyer: A Step-By-Step Guide to Effectively
Using our Legal System - Robert W. Schachner with Marvin Quittner Esq. -
Avery Pub Group, Garden City Park NY, 1993 - 399p Paperback forms 23cm -
(Out Of Stock - Amazon?) amicus 000009680116
How to Defend Yourself in Court - Michael Randle - London: Civil Liberties
Trust 1995 - 114p - bnb90-013741 amicus 000011611746
How to Represent Yourself in Court and Win: Simple Step by Step Advice -
John Salmon - London, Kogan Page 1997 - 180p - amicus 000013680979
How to Settle Your Own Personal Injury Case: Winning Big Without Using A
Lawyer - Martin Zevin - Secaucus NJ, Carol Publishing Group, 1995 - 151p
forms 95-009375 amicus 000011660401
How and When to Be Your Own Lawyer Martin Quittner
How to Handle Your Own Lawsuit Jerome S. Rice 1979 79-015884
How to Handle Your Own Lawsuit Alvin B Baranov
Inexpensive Justice: Self Representation in the Small Claims Court - Robert
L Spurrier Jr - Port Washington NY, Kennikat Press, 1980 - 105p - amicus
00001618182
Litigants in Person: a Report by Justice (Society) [prepared by a sub
committee of the Standing committee on Civil Justice chaired by Justice
Rex Church] - London, Stevens 1971 vi 34p 71-161204 amicus 000000322654
Litigants in Person in the Royal Courts of Justice London: an interim
report of the Working Party established by the Judges' Council under the
Right Hon Lord Justice Otton - London: The Council 1995 58 - 13p
abn96-409314 amicus 000012923685
Nonlawyer Activity in Law-Related Situations: A Report with Recommendations
- American Bar Association, Commission of Nonlawyer Practice - Chicago? ABA
1995
Report on Civil Procedure - Vancouver, B.C.: Law Reform Commission of
British Columbia 1975 - amicus 000002443790
Responding to the Needs of the Self Represented Divorce Litigant - American
Bar Association, Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services, Sara
Ann Determan chair et al - The Association, Chicago Illinois 1994 - amicus
000011020296
Self-Representation in Divorce Cases - Bruce Dennis Sales, Connie J Beck,
Richard K Haan - Chicago Illinois American Bar Association 1993 - 113p
You Can Be Your Own Lawyer in Court: The Citizen's Legal Guide
John Cotton - Howell 1981 - 162p 81-000157
Justice Rules, vols 1 & 2 - High School Legal Studies Textbook for NSW -
355p ($40) & 585p (beta edition $30) 1999.
Colonial Litigant Extraodinaire: the Edward Eager Story 1787-1866, Layman,
attorney, merchant, lobbyist - Kevin Lewis Smith - Burrell Creek NSW, K
Smith 1996 - 175p - abn96-073559 amicus 000012152343
David, I can't really answer your question, Edward Eagar would have been involved in many court actions, hence the name of the book "Colonial Litigant Extaordinaire". I will give you a short overview on the early life of Edward Eagar. I am not sure about wording to add to the entry, except that the book is still available. In reading emails again, I gather this information was given you by another person. I gather you have not read the book yourself, I will be happy to give you a copy if you would like it, just let me know your address details for posting.
Do I have an entry on the book? If you mean do I have a website, no I don't. It was something I was considering and did talk to someone about it. I must talk to them again about their suggestions.
A little something on Edward Eagar: Born 1787 to Richard & Frances Eagar at their estate "Gortdromakiery" in Killarney Ireland. Educated at Trinity College Dublin, apprenticed at 17yrs to his uncle, Harman Blennerhassett, a solicitor. 1805 registered as an Attorney. Four years later in 1809, tried on a charge of having uttered a forged bill of exchange, appeared before Justice Day, verdict - guilty - death sentence imposed. Sentence later commuted to transportation for life. Much speculation on the commutation of the death sentence: 1) claimed his family being "landed gentry" were of some influence; 2) personally known to the Judge; 3) Being an Attorney, he successfully lodged his own appeal for clemency. Also the Bishops of Cork intervened on his behalf due to his conversion whilst in gaol. He arrived in the Colony July 1811 on "Providence" and was sent to Windsor as tutor for Rev. Cartwright's children. Although sentenced for life, it seems it wasn't long before Edward Eagar was in Sydney Town working as a Legal practitioner. (above notes from chapter headed Deliverance (p.15) of the book "Colonial Litigant Extraordinaire - the Edward Eagar Story...." by Kevin Lewis Smith pub 1996)
I still have about 40 copies of the book, cost is $10 plus $3 postage, people can contact me on (02) 6550.6301 (leave message). Phone message is probably preferable to my email address (we know what happens to email addresses!!)
The books are in a box in the bottom of the cupboard, also his book on his ancester George Morris "Upon an Extensive Scale - The George Morris story, otherwise George Ennever, 1782-1842, Cobbler to Keeper of Inns". He also was a convict, arrived on "Morley" 1817, and was followed the following year by his wife and children who were able to come as a convict's family.
thanks for your interest, Kevin, who passed away 3+half years, would have been very proud to have been able to contact you himself. regards, Glenda Smith
Note - of interest it was me who got Kevin involved. He would see me working on my family history and give me a look that said "what are you wasting your time for". Then when I asked his mother for some information as my kids could see I had a background, but where did Dad come from. Kevin got started, and never stopped, produced two books on his ancestors Edward Eagar and George Morris. Privately produced family trees on many other family lines as well as doing the same for friends. It is both interesting and time consuming. I have been doing family research since about mid 1980's, but have not yet published my work. Having been a volunteer at Royal Aust. Historical Society, then on moving to the Manning River area transferred my volunteer time to the local historical society, Manning Valley Historical Society Inc, where I am a volunteer (Archives co-ordinator, Newsletter editor, plus many other things), I do much research for clients, one day I will complete my own.
Hi Glenda
Just
wondering what was his court action about? He was a litigant in
person
I understand.
If
you would like to give me some wording I will add it to the entry in
case
others find it like you did and they can approach you directly from
my
page.
Do
you have an entry on the book?
David
Murphy
On
Wed, 2010-07-07 at 18:20 +1000, Glenda Smith wrote:
Thanks
for reply, I just wondered?? Copies of the book are still
available
from me, just contact my email millewah3@bigpond.com
thanks
Glenda Smith
On
07/07/2010, at 2:55 PM, David Murphy wrote:
Hi
Glenda
I
was the founder of the Self Litigant's Association in 1999 which
later
led
to the Plaintiff Litigant's Association and I came across this
book
as
being a recommended book by someone who was an accomplished
litigant
in
person.
The
association and it's library no longer exists but I have its
document
son the website for those who are pursuing their actions
in
the
courts
as a litigant in person as I am.
I
shall remove the reference if you like.
David
Murphy
On
Wed, 2010-06-23 at 22:17 +1000, Glenda Smith wrote:
To
who it may concern.
I
am interested in your website "Books and Games to borrow from
PLA-
ADSL
Internet Broadband ISP ....... Kevin Lewis Smith of Burrell
Creek
NSW -
his
book "Colonial Litigant extraordinaire: the Edward Eagar Story
1787-1866".
As the widow of Kevin Lewis Smith and assistant in his
writing
of his family story, I would like to know why his book is
listed
in your website.
Glenda
Smith