Can opposing counsel be removed from the witness box?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Puhl v. Katz Group Canada Ltd., 2006 CanLII 38659 (ON SC):
The jurisdiction to remove opposing counsel is not based on any statute or rule but is found in the inherent right of the court to determine, in a judicial manner, to whom it will give audience. Urquhart v. Allen Estate, [1999] O.J. No. 4816 at p. 11.
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