I write this piece completely unprompted, in response to much of the nonsense which has appeared on twitter.
I know for a fact that Mark Fenhalls QC did not fail to attend the recent meeting with Mr Gove out of choice, after all he was instrumental in organising the meeting in the first place. It was an admitted cock-up by those in attendance on behalf of solicitors. Please see their press release HERE.
The timing of their partial cession of the action was more than unfortunate. However, it was I suspect necessary to keep the action going on their part.
What we need now are sound minds and strong hearts. The CBA leadership may have campaigned for a NO in the ballot but Mark Fenhalls QC more than anyone has respected the result and sought to honour it.
The worst thing we can do now is split ourselves apart and split once more from our sister profession.
Let us pause for breath, allow meetings to take place and peace pipes to be smoked. Making hasty decisions on the back of rumour and speculation will help no one.
Michael Turner QC
Do Right, Fear No One.
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