LAW STUDENTS
ADDRESS BY MR. A. FAIR, K.C.
The Solicitor-General . (Mr. A.. Fair. K.C.) addressed members, of the Wellington Law Students' Society last evening on "The Practice of Advocacy." He stressed the" point that the tone of a community was Taised or lowered in accordance with the standard of the legal members of that community, and remarked .on the necessity for, trained advocates in order that cases -might be presented in a manner which ensured 'justice being done.
Mr. Fair said that the noteworthy reputation of English justice throughout the worid was the best tribute to English advocates, as that reputation owed its Origin to the able work of the English Judges, who were, of course, drawn from the members of the English Bar. After referring to the debt which New Zealand advocates owed to the history and traditions of the English Bar, Mr. Fair gave some good advice on the1 practice of advocacy, emphasising that a barrister was an officer of the Supreme Court, administering, justice according to law. He reminded his listeners that an
to his client
advocate's duty
always subject to his duty as an officer of the Court.
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Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 71, 25 March 1933, Page 14
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192LAW STUDENTS Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 71, 25 March 1933, Page 14
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