What is the legal or official term to describe what someone is doing when they “ghost write” for another?


Posted November 23rd, 2009 by admin 2 Comments »
legal
John S. asked:


Person A writes a document from the point of view of Person B who reviews it, approves it, and signs it as if they originated the document themselves and this is their testimony.

In literary circles, that is “ghost writing” for someone. But in legal or business circles, is there a word for it (perhaps in Latin?) that is less colloquial or vernacular-oriented than “ghost writing” which brings to mind novels and scripts versus legal or business documents.

What can a lawyer say to have a witnesses testimony disallowed due to distrust or suspicion of lies?


Posted October 15th, 2009 by admin 4 Comments »
lawyer
svchost asked:


Is there anything a lawyer can say to have a witnesses testimony disqualified or barred due to the fact that it may be a lie?

Scenario: A witness is telling the court how the defendant told him he did something, but there is NO evidence to corroborate the witnesses testimony and the witness has motive to lie.
It’s not hearsay - the witness is the one who the defendant told …