Today the Judiciary released their long awaited Consultation on McKenzie Friends.
Most importantly, the consultation proposes a ban on fee-charging McKenzie friends in order to protect ‘vulnerable litigants’ from unregulated, uninsured and unqualified individuals.
The article from the Law Gazette website outlines the Consultation in detail (and the online comments make interesting reading !!!).
http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/practice/judiciary-proposes-ban-on-fee-charging-mckenzie-friends/5053851.article