“A certain amount of detachment, the learned Head of my Chambers, Guthrie Featherstone, Q.C., M.P., says, is essential to the life of a barrister. This means that you should be able to see your client sent down for a long stretch, wave him a cheery goodbye and potter off to the Sheridan Club for a touch of cold pheasant with nothing more than a mild 'Oops!' at having backed another loser.” ClientsDetachmentProfessional Detachment Book:Rumpole for the Defence Source: Rumpole for the Defence
“The law seems like a sort of maze through which a client must be led to safety, a collection of reefs, rocks, and underwater hazards through which he or she must be piloted.” SeemsLawRocksSafetyCollectionsClientsHazardsMazesUnderwaterReefs Author:John Mortimer
“I found criminal clients easy and matrimonial clients hard. Matrimonial clients hate each other so much and use their children to hurt each other in beastly ways. Murderers have usually killed the one person in the world that was bugging them and they're usually quite peaceful and agreeable.” WorldWayChildrenPersonsHardUseHateFoundEasyHurtCriminalsPeacefulClientsMurdererBeastly Author:John Mortimer
