The cab-rank rule means that advocates do not choose their clients. It is the advocate’s duty to represent their client’s best interests fearlessly by all proper and lawful means. To target individual lawyers via social media is appalling and unacceptable intimidation. 1/2
It will no doubt be a lawyer who will represent such trolls if criminal proceedings were brought. In such irony a greater truth is revealed #ruleoflaw 2/2
Part of my speech at the Opening of the Legal Year on 1st October is below. I have been making regular public comments about these issues. It would be a big mistake to confuse me with someone who doesn’t defend the independence of the judiciary or the legal profession.
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