Judges ‘Encourage’ Parties to let Junior Counsel Speak in Court

On 10 November 2023, The Law Society Gazette (UK), in an article by John Hyde, reported on the encouragement given by the UK Bar and The Judicial Office of junior counsel having speaking roles when appearing with senior counsel in Court, ‘particularly when they have been heavily involved in the drafting of the written argument’.

The link to this article in The Law Society Gazette is here.

Also see attached Practice Direction from the Court of Appeal of New Zealand – Role of Junior Counsel