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Old 22-07-2020, 21:34   #377
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Re: Sir Keir Starmer elected as new Labour leader

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Originally Posted by papa smurf View Post
Fan club right on cue with the defense

Maybe it was an ambulance that was not worth chasing eh
If you’re going to denigrate someone, at least try to base it on what actually happens - he’s a barrister, not a solicitor, so must adhere to the "cab rank" rule (it’s one of the basic tenets of British Law, to ensure legal representation is equitable).

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In English law (and other countries which adopt the rule), the cab-rank rule is the obligation of a barrister to accept any work in a field in which they profess themselves competent to practise, at a court at which they normally appear, and at their usual rates. The rule derives its name from the tradition by which a Hackney carriage driver at the head of a queue of taxicabs is supposed to take the first passenger requesting a ride.

The cab rank rule is set out at rC29 of the Bar Standards Board Handbook. It states that if you receive instructions from a professional client and the instructions are appropriate taking into account your experience, seniority and/or field of practice, you must (subject to the exceptions in rC30) accept those instructions irrespective of:

- The identity of the client;
- The nature of the case to which the instructions relate;
- Whether the client is paying privately or is publicly funded; and
- Any belief or opinion which you may have formed as to the character, reputation, cause, conduct, guilt or innocence of the client.

Without the cab-rank rule, an unpopular person might not get legal representation; barristers who acted for them might be criticised for doing so.
But don’t let facts get in the way of your bile...

---------- Post added at 21:34 ---------- Previous post was at 21:32 ----------

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Really i thought you were ex military
Yup - Intelligence Analyst; find the information, validate the information, collate and summarise the information, then present the information with recommendations.

Your jibe just shows your lack of knowledge...
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