Proceedings of the ... Annual Meeting of the Canadian Bar Association, Volume 3Carswell Company, 1918 |
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Page 144 - what God can do, so it is presumption and a high contempt in a subject to dispute what a King can do, or to say that a King cannot do this or that." We see the rage that broke out in Parliament, and the introduction of the Petition of
Page 112 - I'm no baby. I that with base prayers I should repent the evil I have done Ten thousand worse than any yet I did Would I perform if I but had my will. If one good deed in all my life I did I do repent it from my very soul.
Page 221 - is the right of the lawyer to undertake the defense of »a person accused of crime, regardless of his personal opinion as to the guilt of the accused; otherwise innocent persons, victims only of suspicious circumstances, might be denied proper defense. Having undertaken such defense, the lawyer is bound by all fair and honorable means to
Page 111 - boiling water, instantly it suffers torment, benevolent torment, a sentinel to warn and thus prevent the loss of those members or its life. Illustration in respect of moral life may be found in Shakespeare thus— " My conscience hanging about the neck of my heart says very wisely to me ' Budge not.' ' Budge ' says the fiend, ' Budge not,' says my conscience.
Page 223 - the bounds of the law. The office of attorney does not permit, much less does it demand of him for any client, violation of law or any manner of fraud or chicane. He must obey his own conscience and not that of his client. 16. Restraining Clients from Improprieties.—A lawyer should use his best efforts to restrain and to
Page 196 - shall, whether the right to recover on the policy is disputed or not, and independently of all other questions, be submitted to the appraisal of some disinterested person to be chosen by both parties, or if they cannot agree on one person, then to two persons, one to be chosen by the
Page 112 - When we in our iniquity grow hard Oh misery on't. The wise Gods seal our eyes, In our own filth drop our clear conscience, Make us adore our errors, laugh at us while we strut To our confusion.
Page 223 - remedy and defense that is authorized by the law of the land, and he may expect his lawyer to assert every such remedy or defense. But it Is steadfastly to be borne in mind that the great trust of the lawyer is to
Page 228 - and the Constitution of the State of ; / will maintain the respect due to Courts of Justice and judicial officers; I will not counsel or maintain any suit or proceeding which shall appear to me to be unjust, nor any defense except such as I believe to
Page 222 - all. The reasonable requests of brother lawyers, and of their widows and orphans without ample means, should receive special and kindly consideration. In determining the amount of the fee, it is proper to consider: (.1) the time and labor required, the novelty and difficulty of the questions involved and the skill requisite properly to conduct the cause; (2) whether the acceptance of employment in the particular