Leon, > But for a few obvious exceptions (Jeremy Malcolm, and a Family Court > lawyer called Penelope Keeley from Clairs Keeley come to mind), I'd be > tempted to consider that term to be an oxymoron. (-: This is the crux though. The lawyers have to play the following game: MAXIMISE RETURN with the following parameters: * likelihood of success * likelihood of failure * gullibility of client It's not always in a lawyer's best interest to close a case or pursue a case which is likely to succeed. True, representing Mr Brooks in Case X where I might win is nice, but if I represent Mr Srookb in Case Y which Mr Srookb loses might actually make ME as a layer richer. The law is an ass. Ideally, lawyers would be a resource that is free for all but then I picture a society which will sue you for waking up, regardless of whether that's the right thing to do. *sigh* I wonder if we'll ever develop a better system than this rather inane, capitalistic, maximise one's gain thing we have. DSL -- Ce soir je vais coucher avec un chouchou! Oh la la!
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