In McKenzie v McKenzie [1971] P 33, the English Court of Appeal unanimously affirmed the important principle that any person conducting proceedings in court is entitled to quiet assistance from a person of their choice. Mr Hanger will share his experiences of his role in McKenzie v McKenzie and discuss its subsequent influence on the modern practice allowing parties in a trial process the assistance of a ‘McKenzie friend’.
Some critics have argued that the recent popular proliferation of zombie narratives suggests a collective failure of imagination: that what the trope of the zombie signifies is the very impossibility of thinking outside of the prevailing logics of consumption—or Capital.
