Selden Society lecture series Australia
Leading cases of the common law – McKenzie v McKenzie [1971] P 33
This lecture examines the celebrated 1971 English case of McKenzie v McKenzie, in which the Court of Appeal unanimously affirmed the important principle that any person conducting proceedings in court is entitled to quiet assistance from a person of their choice. 2019 marks fifty years since the initial divorce trial of McKenzie v McKenzie in London. The lecture is presented by Ian Hanger AM QC, who was the original ‘McKenzie’s friend’.
This lecture examines the celebrated 1971 English case of McKenzie v McKenzie, in which the Court of Appeal unanimously affirmed the important principle that any person conducting proceedings in court is entitled to quiet assistance from a person of their choice. 2019 marks fifty years since the initial divorce trial of McKenzie v McKenzie in London. The lecture is presented by Ian Hanger AM QC, who was the original ‘McKenzie’s friend’.