Those Who Alive Past Times The Sword (Of Justice) Must Live On Prepared To Decease Past Times The Sword

As many of the readers of this weblog as well as all of my swain bloggers are lawyers, I postulate to tread carefully here. But every thence oftentimes the tidings of the downfall of to a greater extent than or less over-zealous lawyer decidedly lifts my mood. Not that I conduct maintain anything against lawyers - I don't instruct every bit far every bit William Shakespeare (Henry VI, Part2, Act IV, Scene 2) for representative - but evidence that they are prone to human fallibilities, only similar the residual of us, is reassuring. We already know that courts are fallible: why else would at that topographic point last appeal courts? And occasionally the courts experience the postulate to betoken out the errors of lawyers appearing inward forepart of them. But dramatic as well as world falls from grace are somewhat rare. Too few of us process the SRA's listing of recent decisions every bit our required daily reading.

Not thence long agone it was the plough of Andrew Crossley as well as his society ACS:law to have the disapprobation of HHJ Birss every bit he as well as then was, for their creative approach to copyright infringement. And to a greater extent than late came the non-IP related tidings that solicitor Paul Shiner faces beingness struck off for to a greater extent than or less of his activities inward relation to human rights cases which he has brought against the Ministry of Defence.

Now, similar an early on Christmas present, comes tidings from the USA that the legal line of piece of job solid which is a form of ACS:law on steroids, Prenda law, faces criminal prosecution. Or to a greater extent than accurately, ii of its attorneys do. I imagine that most readers volition conduct maintain heard of Prenda police delineate as well as its regrettably not-unique concern model. We've previously featured many stories close it hither on 1709 as well as thence I won't travail to furnish a summary of their by deeds. The latest twist inward the saga is a federal indictment on charges of wire fraud, post service fraud, conspiracy to commit post service fraud as well as wire fraud, conspiracy to commit perjury as well as suborn perjury, as well as conspiracy to commit coin laundering. It volition in all probability conduct maintain one-half a morning time only to read out the charges to the ii defendants, Paul R Hansmeier as well as John L Steele.

Clearly it is necessary for me to stress that, of course, these ii upright citizens are alone innocent until the courtroom finds otherwise, but the tidings of this indictment may only conduct maintain a salutary trial on other copyright trolling operations. Or at to the lowest degree crusade them to improve their modus operandi. 

Merry Christmas!