Re: FN-FORUM: Contract termination - any legal experts?

date posted 2nd August 2007 23:49

On Thu, Aug 02, 2007 at 06:17:03PM -0000, Carrie wrote:
>
> Mike A wrote:
>
> >
> >Regardless of the successful cases I have represented and statute written,
> Sorry, what?
>
> I
> >dislike most of those (but not all) in the legal profession. As workers
> >and people they are without a doubt, on the bench and off, generally the
> >most dishonest, inept and manipulative members of any society. This
> >represents a fair version of my opinion and those in the legal community
> >who I occasionally break bread and socially drink with.
> >
>
> my sister in law is a treasure, and before her marriage she was on the
> list of on duty solicitors she spent many years representing the
> disadvantaged, and the dispossessed.
> these days she does family law for people with money. She and my
> brother need enough to pay the mortgage.
> How dare you disparage the honest efforts of other workers.

Whereas I do not know your sister, I have to agree with Mike that by and
large the legal profession are despicable social parasites intent at lining
their pockets by promoting misery for the very customers who's interests they
are supposed to be protecting. If they 'graduate' to become judges they
are just as bad - passing deceptive judgements to fit in with their prejudices.

Over the last decade I have done much work with FNF (Families Need Fathers),
dads like myself who have got divorced and who try to stay in touch with their
kids -- very much an uphill struggle.

I have seen (in my case and many others) perverse judgements; I have seen solicitors
wind up the parties so that litigation goes on a bit longer -- earning more
fees. I have seen solicitors engage in useless correspondence -- each letter
sent earns a fee.

On Monday we had a new visitor to our meeting, he came along since he was starting
to run out of money. His blood suckers had extracted almost #100k from him in
some 9 months... and he still wasn't seeing his kids - a recent hearing went part
heard; there was a CAFCASS report recommending lots of contact -- but his barrister
did not ask for an interim order ... something incredibly basic! The barrister
doesn't care, he will get his fee -- what else matters to him ?

> >For these reasons I do not, never have, and never will charge any fee for
> >my feedback or assistance. My "return" is the satisfaction o a successful
> >outcome. Besides, my belief system requires me to help others.

Good on you.

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