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14 January 2022 / David Greene
Issue: 7962 / Categories: Features , Profession
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Law stories: a good read

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David Greene recommends dipping into two contrasting works on the rule of law & the lives lawyers lead

Over the break (and before launching into the inevitable Christmas present The Rule of Laws by Fernanda Pirie) I tucked into two law related books with present resonation on the rule of law in this jurisdiction—Sarosh Zaiwalla’s Honour Bound and Professor Rachael Mulheron’s Class Actions and Government.

I should declare an interest; I have known both Sarosh and Rachael well over many years. Both are renowned for their work in the law in entirely different fields: Zaiwalla for his domestic and international litigation practice, and Mulheron for her superlative work on class actions.

I came to Zaiwalla’s biography Honour Bound assuming that like many lawyers’ biographies it would be a vanity work of cases won and lost, concentrating on the wins rather than the losses. For good or bad we often define ourselves in that way. There is certainly some of that and some name dropping but Zaiwalla’s practice has brought

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Walkers—Muriel Marseille

Walkers—Muriel Marseille

Ashurst's Chief Risk Officer joins Walkers

Excello Law—John Osborne

Excello Law—John Osborne

Northern family lawyer John Osborne joins Excello

mfg Solicitors—Rebecca Rogers, Kennedy Langley & Victoria Griffiths

mfg Solicitors—Rebecca Rogers, Kennedy Langley & Victoria Griffiths

Trio of promotions announced at Kidderminster law firm mfg Solicitors

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