 Whereas he is not strictly performing the duty of the police, the advocate watching brief plays a crucial role in ensuring that the evidence presented to court is sufficient to secure a conviction for the offender thus preventing his client from civil suits for malicious prosecution arising from an acquittal.To familiarize oneself with the matter, it is absolutely necessary that the lawyer obtains all witness statements and documents to be relied on and peruses them carefully.Should there be a loophole in the evidence, he should raise it with the prosecution for redress.