I WANT THE JUSTICE SYSTEM TO DEAL WITH ME FAIRLY: I SHOULD NOT BE PERSECUTED FOR NO PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT. I WANT TO UPHOLD THE PUBLIC INTERESTS THAT THE COMMON PEOPLE GET FAIR LEGAL SERVICES
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
LAWYERS CORRUPTION IF THEY REGULATE THEMSELVES
WHEN LAWYERS REGULATE THEMSELVES INSTEAD OF THE GOVERNMENT REGULATING THE, THERE IS NO EQUALITY AND JUSTICE.
LAWYER INDEPENDENCE AND JUDICIARY INDEPENDENCE GO HAND IN HAND. YOU CANNOT TAKE OUT ONE AND PRESERVE THE OTHER.
Glenn Jones • There is a certain irony in the fact that the judiciary is more regulated than the legal profession in most jurisdictions in Australia. That said, the legal profession is significantly more regulated that it was 25 years ago. The problem is that self regulation is not always very successful or very well understood by the general public. If the public do not understand and/or do not have faith in the manner in which the profession is regulated, then that is a significant deficiency in the process. The profession has been very quick over the years to appear to close ranks around individual members facing accusations and the public perceived this as akin to covering up.
Is government regulation the answer? There is already regulation, the real question is whether the government should replace the profession as the implementer of that regulation. I tend to the view that, like a number of the major industries (banking, telecoms), there should be an independent regulator that reports to the parliament. I hold the same views about both the medical profession and especially the accounting/auditing profession. More on that later!
Nicholas N Chin • The Profession do close ranks around certain individuals only on the basis of deference which is a corrupt act. This is the display of cronyism and partisanship at its best by a judiciary that does not pay regard to being honest in its decision. The element of Integrity is missing. See What Justice Spigelman says about : The Integrity Branch of Government - The First Lecture in the 2004 National Lecture Series for the Australian Institute of Administrative Law athttp://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/supreme_court/ll_sc.nsf/pages/SCO_speech_spigelman_290404
Is government regulation the answer? There is already regulation, the real question is whether the government should replace the profession as the implementer of that regulation. I tend to the view that, like a number of the major industries (banking, telecoms), there should be an independent regulator that reports to the parliament. I hold the same views about both the medical profession and especially the accounting/auditing profession. More on that later!
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