LAWYERS' LAW.
TO THE EDITOR. Sir,We hear much about Justices' justice, suppose we harp on another string, viz., lawyers' law. Mr. Cottar, before the City East Licensing Committee on Wednesday, tried to intimidate the Bench by saying they would act illegally in adjourning Bennett ■ case, because he had received no uotipe of the objection. Section 63 says : The committee may adjourn, " although no notice of objec« tion has been given, as by this Act is provided." After the adjournment they would have to give written notice of the objection. Mr. Cotter either knew this or he did not know it. If he know'it, he waa attempting a discreditable job; if he did not know it, fee was unpardonably ignorant of a matter on which he ought to be an authority. It is fortunate licensing committees have a grain of common sense, beoause if they had not they would lose their heads when two or three lawyers make our confused Licensing Act worse confounded,—l am, &0., ' Aua * NDEB.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 7656, 5 June 1886, Page 3
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