Saturday, 30 January 2010

Coming soon: A debate - "The rule of lawyers"

From the role and the legitimacy of the UN through to the power of super-injunctions, we will be considering the hegemony of law. We will be asking:

- Is this the age of the lawyer?

- Do we all now bow down to just one God: The Law?

- And do politicians who think government ultimately boils down to legislation create rods for their own backs?


Is it fair to say: Live by the law, die by the law?

(Shaun, please check there's nothing libelous in the above.)

13 comments:

  1. Oh not another post about Lawyers. Why do you do this to me?

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  2. Was Judge Dredd prophetic?
    Perhaps.
    But then, perhaps not.

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  3. Attention!
    Present Injunctions!
    Forward March!

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  4. Lord Chief Justice Justice-Justice30 January 2010 at 22:42

    It was different in our day. We knew our place.

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  5. ...And when the last law was down, and the Devil turned 'round on you, where would you hide, Roper, the laws all being flat?

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  6. And what law was it that gave you the right to torture heretics, eh?

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  7. Rumpole Stiltskin31 January 2010 at 02:56

    Scandalous. Totally scandalous... to question the rule of law!
    Must be an angle for me though....

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  8. Translation please!

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  9. Law. Don't give me law!

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  10. Jackals are all lawyers feeding off carrion.
    I mean, lawyers are all jackals feeding off carrion.
    Sorry, got muddled for a moment.

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  11. Boss... do we really have to go ahead with this?

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  12. Like... its always funny to criticise lawyers, isn't it, guys?... until you actually need one... and assuming you can actually afford* one.


    * (Please note that the availability of lawyers is based on ability to pay and the nature of work offered. Cost of lawyers can go up as well as done.)

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  13. Sir Alan Sue-gar1 February 2010 at 10:45

    That does it. You're fired... I mean, sued.

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