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28Opposition access to witnesses (ASCR 23)
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28 Opposition access to witnesses (ASCR 23)
(1) A solicitor must not take any step to prevent or discourage a prospective witness or a witness from conferring with an opponent or being interviewed by or on behalf of any other person involved in the proceedings.
(2) A solicitor will not have breached subrule (1) simply by telling a prospective witness or a witness that the witness need not agree to confer or to be interviewed or by advising about relevant obligations of confidentiality.