McKenzie Friend 麥堅時友人

McKenzie Friend  
繁: 麥堅時友人 
簡: 麦坚时友人 

在法庭聆訊中,如果訴訟人沒有法律代表,他有權申請安排一名人士在旁陪伴,幫忙做筆記、給予建議,以協助他提出案情。該在旁協助的人,便是「麥堅時友人」(McKenzie friend)。 

法律 101|可否請朋友代打官司?何謂「麥堅時友人」?(2024年9月7日)。香港電台,取自https://shorturl.at/jFKPs 

A High Court judge has allowed a McKenzie Friend to exercise rights of audience in supporting a defendant facing an order that could lead to a jail sentence for contempt being activated. 

High Court allows McKenzie Friend to exercise rights of audience (2024, Jun 27). Legal Futures. Retrieved from https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/high-court-allows-mckenzie-friend-to-exercise-rights-of-audience