Posts by Mrs Skin
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His client is maintaining his innocence and has indicated he'll appeal. Where's the bit that says the lawyer should disregard this and drop it?
Steve I think the point you make about the adversarial system is the discussion we should be having here. Discomfort with its manifestation is valid, but perhaps only symptomatic.
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That doesn't explain his continued propagation of that line after the case, when speaking to media. Make the case if you must; then accept the verdict and move on - or appeal.
Are you talking about the client or the lawyer? The client can say what they like. The lawyer is not allowed to substitute their own views for the client's instructions.
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Actually, what I'd like is if the lawyer sat down with his client and said, 'look, dude, there's no evidence to support this position, and it's my advice to you that an appeal would be unsuccessful'.
We don't know that he didn't. A client is under no obligation to take their lawyer's advice.
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Thank you Angus.
In that situation Comesky would be in breach of Rule 13.3 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008:
...a lawyer must obtain and follow a client’s instructions on significant decisions in respect of the conduct of litigation...
The consequences for the lawyer can be severe.
This sort of breach would be a serious matter in terms of the rule of law regardless of the situation, but it is of particular significance in a criminal case where there is so much at stake for the individual defendant.
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OK I'm too tired to post properly, so instead I'll give you this to lighten your evening. I'm sure it will be seen by some as merely confirmation of what you already knew.
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Gah - have to run back to uni & then a meeting... Everybody stay right there & don't post too much!
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please, please, compliment me on my sincerity, and my effort, because, really, those things ought to count
Goodness, yes!
That goes for pretty much everyone who's posted here. And that includes Tess.
I hear what you're saying Deborah, and I agree to a large extent. But I also appreciate being able to debate/converse/discuss in a civilised manner with people who disagree with my position. I prefer that to the interaction that results when people come in to PAS and fling pejorative terms around. That's generally the attitude I encounter about gay marriage and other matters relating to my sexual orientation, and it gets very tiring.
Tess's beliefs may not include the same level of respect for us LGBT as for heterosexuals, but she engaged with all of us here in a respectful manner - and pretty much regardless of whether she got it in return. I hope, in spite of my utter lack of respect for the Catholic church, that I gave her the same back.
With the diversity of human belief in this world I can only think that the attitude she's shown is vital to us all getting on.
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...motorway asphalt is so smooth! Ideal for cycling.
I'm told, by a friend who makes a study of such things, that the early proliferation of cars is in part down to the lobbying of cyclists who wanted smooth roads to ride on. The paved roads proved ideal for motoring...
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Deborah Coddington's column about Christine Rankin is worth reading.
Wow. It most certainly is.
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Yes. Mr Slack, you are a star.