The former secretary of a district court judge accused of trying to dupe a friend out of half his estate has denied being told what to say by the accused.

A legal secretary has denied being told what to say by her former solicitor boss, now a District Court judge, who is on trial for deception.

The defence has begun calling evidence in the trial of a District Court Judge accused of deceiving an elderly man.

The alleged victim of a district court judge accused of deception has said he never consented to leaving half of his estate to her children