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The role of an amicus was described by Lord Justice of Appeal Cyril Salmon in Allen v Sir Alfred McAlpine & Sons Ltd [1968] 2 QB 229 at p. 266 F-G: . I had always understood that the role of an amicus curiae was to help the court by expounding the law impartially, or if one of the parties were unrepresented, by advancing the legal arguments on his behalf.
Appellate court or court of last resort (vs. iudex a quo) iudex a quo: Lower court from which an appeal originates; originating court (vs. iudex ad quem) iura novit curia: the court knows the law The principle that the parties to a legal dispute do not need to plead or prove the law that applies to their case. ius accrescendi: right of accrual
Delaware courts as, "A friend of the court. One not a party to a case who volunteers to offer information on a point of law or some other aspect of the case to assist the court in deciding a matter before it". AP Glossary, "Latin for 'friend of the court.' It is, most often, unsolicited advice given to a trial judge or appeals court by a person ...
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At a murder trial I covered a dozen years ago, the judge ruled that those who had come to court to stand with the victim, Yeardley Love, the University of Virginia lacrosse player George Huguely V ...
In court, barristers refer to each other as "my learned friend". [11] When referring to an opponent who is a solicitor, the term used is "my friend" – irrespective of the relative ages and experiences of the two. In an earlier generation, barristers would not shake hands or address each other formally.
In the presidential immunity case, one worry is that even if lower courts deem much of Trump’s Jan. 6 conduct to have been unofficial, and thus subject to prosecution, the Supreme Court’s ...
The Court's opinion went on to hold that criminal defendants, in state courts, have a constitutional right to refuse counsel and represent themselves. However, the right to represent oneself is not absolute. Courts have the authority and duty to determine whether a particular individual is capable of representing himself or herself. In Godinez v.