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Martin4x4 said:
How can these possibly have any standing?
Surely they are just a very expensive printing service?
This suggests no standing
http://asa.org.uk/Rulings/Adjudications/2013/5/Ens...
No standing at allSurely they are just a very expensive printing service?
This suggests no standing
http://asa.org.uk/Rulings/Adjudications/2013/5/Ens...
Edited by Martin4x4 on Friday 5th September 21:53
I could call myself Lord Eldar of Beagleshagger if I chose, and no problem unless there was an intent to deceive.The pathetic dweeb that has inspired this thread does appear to use his fake title and fake degrees etc in an attempt to drum up business, so he ought perhaps to have his collar felt, at least to warn him off from doing that. I can't see much real public interest in prosecuting a sad fantasist. The client who chose Lord Faker to defend him on a serious charge (he was looking at his phone while driving and killed a cyclist) may regret that choice, but it sounds like the evidence against the defendant was quite damning anyway.
Breadvan72 said:
Increasingly, Judges in the High Court are deciding that no one will wear robes during hearings. I like those Judges! Court dress is a matter of convention and professional conduct rules, not general legal rules.
As for made up and purchased titles, they are just nonsense (but I think the same about so called real titles anyway: so what if your great great x 27 granddad was good at hitting people, who cares?).
My understanding is that the theatrical- for lack of a better word, robes have more or less been dispensed with outside of criminal law?.As for made up and purchased titles, they are just nonsense (but I think the same about so called real titles anyway: so what if your great great x 27 granddad was good at hitting people, who cares?).
Also I thought it was only Barristers who wore the robe and wigs in court?, could well be wrong though, and you're more likely to know, working in the field.
Solicitors appearing as advocates in Crown Courts, County Courts and in the High Court and above wear gowns and can choose to wear wigs if they want to. The criminal lawyers seem to like robes, but most of us civil lawyers think they are stupid and we wear them quite rarely; but if the Judge wants us to wear robes we still have to at civil trials, and in the Administrative Court for judicial review hearings. It is rare to see robes being worn in commercial cases. We wear them for appeals, and in the European Courts (which look like a fancy dress parade, as every country has its own legal costume). The sooner robes are abolished the better, in my view.
Martin4x4 said:
How can these possibly have any standing?
Surely they are just a very expensive printing service?
This suggests no standing
http://asa.org.uk/Rulings/Adjudications/2013/5/Ens...
There are legitimate 'Lordships' that do come up for sale occasionally, but they are Lords of the Manor, landlords in other words. No right to collect £300 for turning up at the house of Lords. There was someone who bought into the Lordship of a patch of land that had already been split up and sold to developers, so apparently totally pointless. Then it turned out that strips of land between the newly built executive homes and the roads still belonged to the Lord, and he charged (a lot) for the laying of cables etc.Surely they are just a very expensive printing service?
This suggests no standing
http://asa.org.uk/Rulings/Adjudications/2013/5/Ens...
Breadvan72 said:
Walesonline said:
When contacted Blacker was too busy to chat.
“I’m having my tea and I won’t be talking to the press,” he said.
“I’m having my tea and I won’t be talking to the press,” he said.
In all seriousness the guy sounds like a liability to his clients. The sad reality here is that a family grieving have had their due process turned into an ongoing circus and a man has been imprisoned for 5 years, possibly a sentence and/or conviction the result of poor advice.
The SRA have a rare opportunity to look competent, I hope they take it.
The SRA have a rare opportunity to look competent, I hope they take it.
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