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Lawyers leap to Carter-Ruck’s defence

I was one of the organisers of the flashmob protest outside Carter Ruck's offices. "Only following the rule of law" is not much of a defence if that law is unjust, heavily skewed in favour of the rich, and detrimental to democracy. The notion that lawyers who choose to be complicit in the enforcement of such unjust, undemocratic laws should be immune from public criticism is absurd. Carter Ruck's attempts to interfere with the reporting of Parliament, and prevent the holding of a debate on this same issue, were inherently and overtly political actions. If a law firm chooses to engage in political activity, they should expect to find themselves the subject of peaceful, legal, political protests.

27-Oct-2009

8:04 am