“Access to justice must mean more than simply having the right to go to court. People must have a fair opportunity to understand the process, present their case and be heard, regardless of their financial means.
Alone in Court shines a light on the challenges faced by people navigating the justice system without legal representation, and offers practical and meaningful support to help them navigate a complex system more successfully.
This book helps to level the playing field.”
The Right Honourable Baroness Susan Kramer – October 2026
Every year, hundreds of thousands of people in England and Wales go to court without a lawyer. Some are fighting for money they are owed, some for their homes, some for their jobs, and many are whistleblowers who spoke up and found themselves facing an employer with far deeper pockets. Alone in Court, by Edward Romain, is written for all of them.
Drawing on the case files of Blind Justice UK, the book follows ordinary people through every stage: the decision to fight, the paper war, the tactics of the other side, the day in court, the cost, and what winning and walking away really feel like. Every chapter ends with what it means for you. It reached number 1 on Amazon UK on pre-orders alone, and more than 2,300 copies were ordered through the book trade before publication.
“An enormously valuable, and long overdue, book.”
Rt Hon Lord Smith of Finsbury, from the Foreword
Edward Romain ACILEX is the Founder and CEO of Blind Justice UK and Chair of the WhistleblowersUK Legal Panel. Alone in Court is published on the 3rd of November 2026 in paperback, hardback and Kindle. An American edition, with a foreword by James E. Miller of Miller Shah LLP, follows on the 1st of December.
Buy the paperback: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1036980731
Buy the hardback: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1065506236
Buy for Kindle: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0HJ7QLWM5
More about the book: https://www.blindjustice.org.uk/alone-in-court
Come and meet Edward on Monday 2nd November at our open evening on zoom when he will be sharing his experience in conversation with Iain Mitchell KC – non-member access to this exciting event is available please email: secretary@wbuk.org
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