No. What may have harmed her case was her refusal to give evidence and therefore open herself to cross examination but there is no need for a paty to be present. Sometimes it is an advantage not to have them there.
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No. What may have harmed her case was her refusal to give evidence and therefore open herself to cross examination but there is no need for a paty to be present. Sometimes it is an advantage not to have them there.