I am not recommending any lawyers for representation. There are some legal talks that are quite interesting. These two videos are well worth watching. 1. Whistleblower 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwB9yK7s0ac&feature=youtu.be 2. Whistleblower 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5krXzBdgfo&feature=youtu.be If you have no legal representation as is the case, http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/majority-of-whistleblowers-left-without-legal-representation/5048909.fullarticle , its always worth trying FRU http://www.thefru.org.uk/ or Pro Bono Unit http://www.barprobono.org.uk/ . If you do it yourself, there is enough reading material, enough libraries and enough on the internet to make you as good as any solicitor in the land. Well, I think one has to believe in ones self to represent in court as a litigant in person. I really don't recommend it for people who don't have balls or bras of steel. I have done it a few times and its fairly hair-raising but at least you can run your cases on your own terms. I am sure the successes I achieved were a fluke in many ways. Its always safer to have a good lawyer by your side to fight your corner. These are rare but not impossible to find. I never sued North Staffordshire NHS Trust possibly because I was too busy earning a living while they were covertly attempting to stop me earning a living. Secondly, I refused to have NHS funds being spent on lawyers from a hospital who was already cash strapped. The way I got vindication was to unearth their reports, publicise them and I attempted to complain about these upheld reports but these complaints were all blocked by the GMC. Secondly, I tried to publicise the internal reports and findings verifying my whistleblowing in the Sentinel but as we know this local rag in Stoke on Trent blocked the advert. Thirdly, the civil servants at the DH ensured the reports did not see the light in Parliament having discredited me there five years before their discovery. My Conservative MP was then reluctant to correct this mess. I don't recommend litigation against the NHS if you feel your Trust has no money anyway. Then I guess it depends upon the circumstances and how you feel vindication can be achieved. Whatever you do, keep good records of everything you do because Trusts and their lawyers will normally put every minor fact to the test. Rita Pal