Peter RogersSuharto And Aussie Lawyers
January 28th 2008 05:58
January 28, 2008.
The coffin carrying the body of Indonesia's former president Suharto has been driven through the streets of Jakarta ahead of the state funeral today on the main island of Java. Suharto represents a bad history for Indonesia, and to be honest, I am finding it hard to feel any sorrow for his death. He was branded a dictator, murderer and a thief, but hopefully now, his passing can force a 'turning over of the page' and let a new chapter in Indonesia begin.
Here in Australia, and the NSW Government is planning to introduce new laws to limit the fees lawyers can charge in estate settlement disputes. This is only one apsect of laywer greed, but nonetheless, it sounds like a wonderful idea. Lawyers certainly carry with them a certain stigma, and unfortunately, its not the ancient one depicting these men in fancy suits as being servants to a communities’ voice and a social/legal voice for human kind, against the likes of greed and prejudice. Lawyers have an obligation to those who need them most, but such a large proportion of lawyers in the Western world decide to help those who already have money, instead of what they should be fighting for - justice in the public interest.
And finally, in other domestic news, Australia Day citizenship ceremonies saw more 14,000 immigrants from 114 countries pledge to become Australian citizens.
N.B.
By linking the Suharto story with the one describing Australian lawyers, was in no means an indirect way of suggesting the two are in any means similar in nature.
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Comment by Mountain Fog
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This country, Indonesia, has been the most aggressive, expansionist country in our region since the Japanese in WW2.
And what has Australia said or done about these atrocities? Indeed, what have Australian lawyers said about all this?
Nothing.
We need to build a bigger and better equipped defense force, because some powers pretending to be our allies are allowing us to fall behind militarily by selling us weaponry inferior to that of our neighbours, while their own corporations reap the financial benefits with Indonesia. Gee I wonder if there is a connection??
cheers and welcome to Orble.
fog
Comment by Pat
Books Are For Losers
Comment by Simon Ellis-Jones
Comment by Simon Ellis-Jones
I never knew those 'pretending' to be our allies were selling us inferior goods. I know those fighter jet's John Howard ordered in were very exspensive and outdated, but that's about all I know on the topic.
Comment by Pat
Books Are For Losers
In my opinion, your problem is more to do with the role of the lawyer in a democratic society, rather than the practices of any particular lawyers.
To suggest that a lawyer has an obligation to anyone apart from anyone who they choose to represent, and above that, the court, shows that you misunderstand the situation.