The Toolkit of Litigation Support
Support of court disputes rests on the activity defined by the Law on Advocacy. Advocacy covers the giving of legal advice to a client; the representation of the client in a constitutional dispute and in criminal, civil or administrative cases — before courts, arbitration, detention and investigation bodies; the preparation of legal documents addressed to third persons and the submission of any documentation in the client's name. Supporting a dispute is precisely a combination of these elements — advisory, representational and documentary work within a single process. The advocate's activity may be restricted only by law — a guarantee that for the client the scope of support is cut neither by contract beyond the law nor freely redrawn. Even legal assistance not connected with representation before third persons is part of advocacy — support thus begins before the court and continues after it.