ABSTRACT
While some national systems view the substant ive prepar a tion of a witness’s testimony (‘witness proofi ng’) as uneth ical or even unlaw ful, others view it as essen tial to the proper prepar a tion of a case for trial. For example, American and Australian lawyers would be loath to put a witness on the stand who has not been prop erly proofed. On the other hand, lawyers from juris dic tions such as the United Kingdom and many civil law systems are very uncom fort able with the prac tice, which they view as akin to coach ing.
