To read more about the campaign to bring McKenzie Friends to Scotland’s Courts, including all the latest developments on the issue and my previous coverage, click this link : Bringing McKenzie Friends to Scotland
Coverage of the first use of a McKenzie Friend in a Scottish civil court, in the case of Martin Wilson v North Lanarkshire Council & others, can be viewed here : First use of McKenzie Friend in Scotland as Court of Session sweeps aside 40 years of lawyers monopoly over public access to justice
Petition 1247 at the Scottish Parliament, which sought to bring McKenzie Friends to Scotland’s courts, can be viewed here : Petition 1247 – McKenzie Friends for Scotland. Written representations on the petition can be viewed, in Adobe Acrobat pdf format, here : Written submissions on Petition 1247 – McKenzie Friends for Scotland
Video coverage of testimony at the Scottish Parliament’s Petitions Committee on the McKenzie Friends Petition, including appearances by MSPs Margo MacDonald, Murdo Fraser, David Whitton & others, can be viewed at InjusticeTV
Other websites which give an insight, help and information regarding the use of McKenzie Friends :
http://www.mckenziefriend.com/ – a McKenzie friend insight from within and without the opaque UK family courts
