Agree with the above posts...it is really important to be unemotional...you need to be prepared, concise and only speak when spoken to. If you are the applicant, be prepared even more because it is up to you to bring forward your case and be prepared for silly bugger tricks by lawyers who really do not like having to speak to an unrepresented party. *No offense to current hosts*
Your advantage is that YOU know your facts...the lawyer on the other side may not have read the documents thoroughly and have not prepared themselves as well. Especially lawyers who have been around a long time...they rely on their assistants too much.
Also...read, read, read...have case law ready and as many details as possible to refer to when you need it. I ran scenarios for every options so I would have my facts ahead of time with whatever the other lawyer tried to hit me with.
Good luck!
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