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Originally Posted by Jetliner
jim - I think you are missing something. I'm not sure how court proceedings go in the UK, but in the US, before you can testify in court you have to be sworn in. Once you are sworn in, if you lie, then it becomes perjury.
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Well in the UK, all lawyers are sworn officers of the Court and have a legal obligation to tell the truth in proceedings, regardless of whether they went on the witness stand or not. If however, a lawyer goes on the witness stand they must be sworn in just like any other witness. I think, as the legal system in the US is based on the UK legal system (except Louisiana), I would be surprised if the rules were any different.