the use for "friend of the court" Amicus Curiae here is pretty much only with family related issues like child support cases here in the states, that's use on a common level, now an amicus brief submitted by a non-party to a case is different and usually done by some organization with an interest.
Printed copy · Anthology Volume 1, page 720Printed copy from The Tender For Law Anthology, Volume 1, page 720 (printed 14 June 2014). Added by this site; not part of the Facebook export.