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What are McKenzie friends and why are they appearing in more courtrooms?
Richard Owen 
Swansea University Author:
Richard Owen
Abstract
A look at people who are not qualified lawyers but are allowed to represent a party to civil proceedings if they have been given permission by the judge to do so. Their numbers have been increasing since cuts to civil legal aid in April 2013.
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2016
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| Online Access: |
https://theconversation.com/what-are-mckenzie-friends-and-why-are-they-appearing-in-more-courtrooms-65756 |
| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa34667 |
| Abstract: |
A look at people who are not qualified lawyers but are allowed to represent a party to civil proceedings if they have been given permission by the judge to do so. Their numbers have been increasing since cuts to civil legal aid in April 2013. |
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| College: |
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences |