Can a court appoint an amicus curiae in a trial?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Willick, 2014 ABPC 243 (CanLII):
Trial courts have been directed to exercise their discretion to appoint amicus curiae “sparingly and with caution, in response to specific and exceptional circumstances” (Ontario v. Criminal Lawyers’ Association of Ontario, supra, para 47).
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