How Would You Interpret This Communication

[Simplepleasures]

After a Judge has passed a sentence. One Barrister turns to the opposing Barrister and says "Well that was a good result"

[fiction-factory]

He was pleased with the outcome? Or are you interpreting it as meaning that they both wanted that outcome?

[Buenchico]

Defence and prosecution barristers are often good friends (or, at the very least, well-respected colleagues) who're happy to see things from their opponent's point of view. (To quote what a prominent barrister once said to me,referring to the whole of the judicial process, as seen by lawyers: "It's only a game we play").

So if, say, a defence barrister is pleased that (partly through his own representations) his client has received a lighter sentence than he'd expected, it wouldn't be at all unusual for that barrister to express his pleasure to his opponent (and then to be congratulated by that opponent).

Other than that, I can't see that there's a great deal 'to make of it'.

[nailit]

During my last trial, a few years ago, the defence and prosecution were hammer and tongues. When the jury went out, the barristors were like best mates, chatting about this that and the other. Its just a job and a joke to them.

[Zacs-Master]

Never watched ‘Silk’?

[nailit]

More than likely all Freemasons in the same lodge anyway. That's my take on it...

[douglas9401]

Of course it's just a job. It's how they make a living.

[woofgang]

not the women Nailit

[Simplepleasures]

Fiction Factory - I'm not sure. All I know is that my boyfriend was dragged through the dirt by a nutcase that waged a social media against him and the culprit got a suspended sentence and 30 days probabtion (but there was no financial penalty). But to watch the Barrister say to the opposing Barrister that was a good result, struck me as odd. Especially when the person was actually supposed to go to jail.

[Zacs-Master]

You still haven’t clarified which barrister made the comment to the other. I suspect it was the accused’s barrister.

[Simplepleasures]

Zac - No it was our Barrister saying it to the accused's Barrister.

[Zacs-Master]

Ok. Then it was very unprofessional.

[Mamyalynne]

Does your boyfriend not have an idea how these things work as he's a Solicitor.

[Simplepleasures]

Zac Master - Do you mean that it was "Unprofessional" for him to gloat to the accused's Barrister?

[Zacs-Master]

No. Unprofessional for him to do it within earshot of you.

[Davemano]

Why was he supposed to go to jail - is that what you were hoping?

[Simplepleasures]

Davenamo - That's what we were expecting. The culprit was charged with perjury and harrassement and stalking. The cuprit sent emails to myboyfriends firm claiming he was a rapist. They even set up fake profiles of my boyfriend bragging that he was a rapist. Even a regulatory body contacted my boyfriend to see if it were true.

[douglas9401]

I enjoyed it, 10 ClarionStreet. :-)