There were the steamy bodice rippers at one
end of the
spectrum and
on the other
end there were the very chaste books aimed at an
audience that preferred love story over lust story.
Munby J reviewed the case law and clarifi ed that the requirement for the circumstances to be exceptional was, in his view, appropriate at one
end of the McKenzie friend
spectrum where one party was assisted by a «professional McKenzie friend», holding himself out as an advocate, but not at the other
end (though this could change depending
on the circumstances), such as in Clarkson v Gilbert (Rights
of Audience)[2000] 2FLR 839, [2001] All ER (D) 317 (Feb) where a husband seeks to assist his unwell wife.