COUNCILLORS’ DISRESPECT FOR THE LAW
Sir. —An eminent barrister (later a Judge) once said to me at the close of a case on which I was a subpoenaed witness: “The law is not always justice.” There is the kernel of the matter. Laws are framed and offended against; clients are in the hands of legal men who sometimes fail to prepare or present a case justly, evidence is distorted by clever cross-examination (how often we hear. “Get a good lawyer and you’ll get off.”); and so a legal decision is arrived at. But I agree with the opinion that “the law is not always justice.” and consequently the two prominent men who are now under criticism (I do not know them personally) for speaking their minds may have more ground to work on than critics who possibly - have had neither legal nor practical experience of a Court?—Yours, etc., NOT DISRESPECT. July 19, 1956.
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Press, Volume XCIV, Issue 28025, 20 July 1956, Page 18
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