A person acting as a McKenzie friend has no entitlement to represent that they are entitled to engage in legal practice, and doing so remains an offence under s 13 of the Legal Profession Act 2008 (WA). The case also confirms that a court's acquaintance with a witness's family member does not, without more, give rise to a reasonable apprehension of bias where the witness has no personal interest in the outcome.
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