Excellent point, Ian.
We are seeing overt partisanship within the judicial system right across the Western World.
In Australia, we now have barristers who are thumbing their noses at the "cab rank" rule, and refusing cases on ideological grounds.
Today's barristers are tomorrows judges, which reinforces the point that impartiality and fairness are now implicitly at stake within our judiciary.
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Excellent point, Ian.
We are seeing overt partisanship within the judicial system right across the Western World.
In Australia, we now have barristers who are thumbing their noses at the "cab rank" rule, and refusing cases on ideological grounds.
Today's barristers are tomorrows judges, which reinforces the point that impartiality and fairness are now implicitly at stake within our judiciary.