The Oxford Mail carries a story on the 4th November which is highly disturbing. The headline says it all "Judge adjourns case for a week after reports of 'barristers abusing court staff'"
This, if established, is appalling behaviour. Rude, abhorrent and in all probability against the interests of t...
This was both disappointing and infuriating. We all know just how hard court staff work; and the pressures they themselves are under in terms of resources and the consequences of a dilapidated and underfunded legal system. In my experience court staff bend over backwards to assist the lawyers; so to take out frustrations on people, who have no control over the matters anyway, is unforgivable.