Can a lawyer who was a witness in a civil proceeding be an advocate in that proceeding?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Brogan v. Walker, 2001 NSSC 53 (CanLII):
In Bilson v. University of Saskatchewan, (1984) 1984 CanLII 2659 (SK CA), 33 Sask R 1: The lawyer who was a witness in the proceeding should not appear as an advocate in those proceedings.
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