Why did the lawyer cross the road? / ierige
am 10.06.2007 von http://transblawg.eu
On June 7th, the South China Morning Post had an article by Polly Hui headed Chief justice laments rise of greedy lawyers and beginning 'Mercenary considerations had assumed greater prominence than ethical standards in the legal profession, the chief justice said yesterday….' The rest is not available without registration, so I quote Roll On Friday:
Mr Justice Li cited the case of a client who asked his lawyer for a breakdown of his bill. The itemised account included a charge for “recognising you in the street and crossing the busy road …
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