Inspired by Ambrose Bierce’s The Devil’s Dictionary , Court Witness provides advocates with the indispensable A-Z to the advocates’ profession. A ffidavit: A collection of lies that gain the veneer of truth because of the notary’s signature. B ureaucracy: Any sufficiently large body organised with t...
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aqzb0kr5 @CourtWitness1 spots this rather unfortunate formatting snafu in tomorrow’s Supreme Court causelist, turning an unlucky advocate into an apparent instigator of the horrific village-kangaroo-court-ordered gang rape. A cautionary tale for any litigators who might have thought corporate lawyer...
Draco Dormiens Nunquam Tittilandus* The Supreme Court of India yesterday possibly set the largest bail bond in the history of the world: Rs. 37,000 crores (or about $6 billion) for the release of Subrata Roy from prison. Strictly (and legally) speaking of course, it’s not a bail bond, but only the t...