Doesnt the Solicitor do all the talking for you? you just have to sit there, am i right?? unless the Judge asks you something? this is the whole point in hiring a Solicitor.. right?
Answer by GibsonEssGee
You may be asked to confirm your name and address.
Answer by Socialable Democrat
yes the judge actually takes his hand and runs it up under you sweater along your back, then a pair of hands clamps his fingers on your jaws and says something pithy.
Answer by delive_rance
WHEN A SOLICITOR is representing you in court, does the judge make you talk or not? It depends on the question which is directly as to the client of the solicitor, in this case you are. The judge before the hearing will asked the person accuse if he or she is guilty or not. And the accuse will rise to plead guilty or not guilty of the crime. I suppose that is the only time she or he will speak inside the court, and the solicitor will do the answering and pleading from that point.
Yes absolutely, the solicitor do all the talking for his or her client. Yup all you have to do is just sit there and keep quiet and do not make unnecessarily sound in order not to disrupt the proceedings. The judge DO NOT ASK you something in the general form of it like asking a question all the time, the judge re-direct the questioning of you to your solicitor that is why he or she is there in the first place. And then the solicitor ask you quietly what is your answer concerning the question, and the solicitor will answer the question of the judge himself or herself.
Answer by Kevin
Depends. The solicitor should do most of the talking, but you are still a witness to what happened and if you have been accused of something you could be prompted for an apology.
Answer by Val
Yes, you can be questioned directly unless you chose not to, if you feel you are in the right it is better to talk as then the Judge will get a better idea of who you are. Just don't get smart, it doesn't help....lol
You need to realize also a solicitor can also be a bad thing sometimes as usually he/she knows the opposing sides solicitor and they try and work something out before you appear, they also know the Judge more than likely.
Answer by Skate
It depends on the type of hearing - whether a simple hearing or a trial, and whether civil or criminal.
If it is a Trial (Civil or Criminal) then the judge will not ask you questions unless you are actually giving evidence. However, if it is a simple hearing e.g. child settlement hearing then the judge may ask questions.
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