Comments on: Blogging meme: Gimme three good reasons why you blog http://skepticlawyer.com.au/2008/02/blogging-meme-gimme-three-good-reasons-why-you-blog/ Two lawyers on law, legislation and liberty. And other stuff. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:52:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Helmut http://skepticlawyer.com.au/2008/02/blogging-meme-gimme-three-good-reasons-why-you-blog/#comment-11720 Helmut Mon, 25 Feb 2008 05:31:24 +0000 http://legalsoapbox.wordpress.com/?p=536#comment-11720 Dear LE One reason you should not stop blogging is to give lay people a chance to get some answers. Section 347 of the Legal Profession Act 2004 says: (2) A law practice cannot file court documentation on a claim or defence of a claim for damages unless a principal of the practice, or a legal practitioner associate responsible for the provision of the legal service concerned, certifies that there are reasonable grounds for believing on the basis of provable facts and a reasonably arguable view of the law that the claim or the defence (as appropriate) has reasonable prospects of success. My question is - what effort, if any, is the principal expected to make before certifying "that there are reasonable grounds..."? In my experience, principals give that certificate without ANY enquiry. Should that be so? Dear LE

One reason you should not stop blogging is to give lay people a chance to get some answers.

Section 347 of the Legal Profession Act 2004 says:

(2) A law practice cannot file court documentation on a claim or defence of a claim for damages unless a principal of the practice, or a legal practitioner associate responsible for the provision of the legal service concerned, certifies that there are reasonable grounds for believing on the basis of provable facts and a reasonably arguable view of the law that the claim or the defence (as appropriate) has reasonable prospects of success.

My question is - what effort, if any, is the principal expected to make before certifying “that there are reasonable grounds…”?

In my experience, principals give that certificate without ANY enquiry. Should that be so?

]]> By: Legal Eagle http://skepticlawyer.com.au/2008/02/blogging-meme-gimme-three-good-reasons-why-you-blog/#comment-11719 Legal Eagle Sat, 16 Feb 2008 05:41:49 +0000 http://legalsoapbox.wordpress.com/?p=536#comment-11719 Thank you Fairlane! You're right, I was close to giving it up, but now that I've lessened my teaching load, I've had a new lease of blogging life - if I could just stop getting horrid diseases off my daughter (latest one has caused me to lose my voice). I guess that's a risk of having a toddler about the house. I'll have to stop by Jonestown and check it out! Thank you Fairlane! You’re right, I was close to giving it up, but now that I’ve lessened my teaching load, I’ve had a new lease of blogging life - if I could just stop getting horrid diseases off my daughter (latest one has caused me to lose my voice). I guess that’s a risk of having a toddler about the house.

I’ll have to stop by Jonestown and check it out!

]]> By: fairlane http://skepticlawyer.com.au/2008/02/blogging-meme-gimme-three-good-reasons-why-you-blog/#comment-11718 fairlane Sat, 16 Feb 2008 02:48:25 +0000 http://legalsoapbox.wordpress.com/?p=536#comment-11718 I'm just glad you stuck with it. I thought you were close to giving it up. Sorry I don't visit as often, but Jonestown has taken a new, and even more insane turn. But it's fun. I’m just glad you stuck with it. I thought you were close to giving it up.

Sorry I don’t visit as often, but Jonestown has taken a new, and even more insane turn.

But it’s fun.

]]> By: Meme-tag: 3 reasons why « Balneus http://skepticlawyer.com.au/2008/02/blogging-meme-gimme-three-good-reasons-why-you-blog/#comment-11717 Meme-tag: 3 reasons why « Balneus Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:28:07 +0000 http://legalsoapbox.wordpress.com/?p=536#comment-11717 [...] 2008-02-14 — Dave Bath This post is a response to Legal Eagle’s "your it" here, asking for three good reasons why I blog.  I’ll try to avoid overlap with comments by [...] [...] 2008-02-14 — Dave Bath This post is a response to Legal Eagle’s "your it" here, asking for three good reasons why I blog.  I’ll try to avoid overlap with comments by [...]

]]> By: Jim Belshaw http://skepticlawyer.com.au/2008/02/blogging-meme-gimme-three-good-reasons-why-you-blog/#comment-11716 Jim Belshaw Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:46:45 +0000 http://legalsoapbox.wordpress.com/?p=536#comment-11716 Good morning, LE. Thank you and I will respond! Sorry about the gastro. It's kind of par for the course! Babies and all that. Good morning, LE. Thank you and I will respond! Sorry about the gastro. It’s kind of par for the course! Babies and all that.

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