It seems to me that blog posts by practising lawyers like this one (I am specifically referring to the title of the post: “Judge fosters corruption”) must be pushing the boundaries of what is acceptable and what amounts to contempt of court.
If I accuse a judge of being corrupt and of engaging in corrupt behaviour I can feel confident that, unless I have strong evidence of corruption, I’m going to end my career.
If Mr Franks wants to make a statement that an inadequate punishment given to a serious fraudster will only encourage corruption, then he may well have a point.
But “Judge fosters corruption” seems to get personal. Note, Franks didn’t use the word “judgment” but instead chose to use “judge”.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
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So if you really believe this why have you not made a formal complaint. Many in the profession would disagree with Franks (me included) but are you not being a little politically precious about the post. If you really think it is beyond the boundaries then man up and make a formal complaint.
ReplyDeleteSo if you really believe this why have you not made a formal complaint.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure I do believe it is "beyond the boundaries". Hence the question-mark at the head of my post. I think it may be borderline, but I'm not an expert on the law of contempt.
Whether or not it crosses the line, it's poor form in my view. But I don't rush off and complain every time I read something I don't like.
You may find this hard to believe, but the fact Franks was an ACT MP has nothing to do with this.
Interesting. The post is now headed 'Judgement Fosters Corruption.' Will you invoice Franks for professional services?
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