Lord President Agrees Non-Lawyers Can Help People Representing Themselves in Court
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MCKENZIE Friends are set to be allowed in Scotland's courts, after the Lord President agreed to act on a public petition laid down in the Scottish Parliament, The Scotsman can reveal.
Lord Hamilton will now lay down rules to govern the use of McKenzie Friends, and their official introduction could come as soon as next month, ending months of uncertainty about the system, under which people representing themselves in court are allowed the help of a non-lawyer in conducting their case.See the full content of this document
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Lord President Agrees Non-Lawyers Can Help People Representing Themselves in Court
The decision has ended months of wrangling about the system, with Scotland's top judge accused of performing a U-t...
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