Not exact matches
Government, left unconstrained, carries a very heavy club and the
general public has very little to defend itself with — other
than the legal
profession itself.
So much for evidence based policy — and another sure sign that the
profession has been more responsive to practitioners» concerns
than those of the
general public.
-- Matters that are of interest to those outside the
profession (government, the
general public, potential members, clients,...) are to be dealt with in legislation or regulation subject to government approval rather
than handled internally by the
profession (such as in its «by - laws»).
Law societies should have been sponsoring a similar transition to support services production, at least for the
general practitioner — the practitioner whose greater contact with the
public than that of other lawyers determines the reputation of the legal
profession amongst that majority of taxpayers that pays for the justice system.