A Summer Associate Story - Reply To Repky From Andrew Johnson

From: Ron Huttner (rshutt@netspace.net.au)
Date: Sat Jun 19 1999 - 23:42:20 PDT


As a matter of fact, Andrew:-

1. I *do* in fact still practice law, including advocacy;
2. I practised as an advocate in our superior courts for no less than 28 years
   prior to the 3 years (Oct.1995 to Oct.1995) during which I was an academic;
3. "Mistakes" may occur with or without negligence. However,to cite a case
for a
    proposition for which it is not authority means one of 2 things. Either the
    case was not read and understood properly, or was simply not read. In
either
   situation that would be professional negligence or incompetence - not a
    "mistake".

You wrote:-

>>If we disagree, it may be because I practice law, while you currently
>>work in the academic realm. We seem to have different paradigms, and
>>perspectives.

It has nothing whatsoever to do with "paradigms" or any postmodernist
esoteric academic legal theory !! It has to do with the self-evident.

Presumably *you* never make the "mistake" that your opponents make. That is
because you are competent and non-negligent in your preparation. Unlike
those opponents.

Ronald S Huttner LL.B.(Hons)
Barrister And Solicitor
Consultant And Trainer In Computer-Assisted Legal Research
Lecturer In Computerised Legal Research (02.10.95 to 02.10.98)
Internet Sites For Lawyers - http://www.viclf.asn.au/research.html
Personal Home Page - http://www.viclf.asn.au/pers1.html



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