| 释义 |
McKenzie friend
Someone who assists an unrepresented party in court, chiefly by taking notes, organizing papers and giving advice. He has no rights of audience, but may speak if invited to by the judge. A “McKenzie” can help to calm a litigant and is often his only witness to proceedings. The term comes from the case of McKenzie v McKenzie [1970] 3 All ER 1034, 1039 h-j, in which Lord Justice Sachs stated that “It is…in the public interest that litigants should be seen to have all available aid in conducting cases in court surroundings, which must of their nature to them seem both difficult and strange.” |