Harry Potter is innocent!!!

[Gob]

Judge criticises lawyer for 'Harry Potter' appearance



A judge has criticised a lawyer for appearing in court looking like "something out of Harry Potter".

Long-haired Alan Blacker appeared with St John Ambulance medals and ribbons on his breast during a trial in Cardiff Crown Court.

Judge David Wynn Morgan also questioned Mr Blacker's right as a solicitor advocate to wear the robes and wig of a barrister.

Mr Blacker said he was "very upset" the judge had questioned his credentials.

He had been defending minibus driver Andrzej Wojcicki, jailed for five years after being found guilty of causing the death of a cyclist by dangerous driving in Caerphilly county.

During the trial, Mr Blacker had used the name Lord Harley, saying it was an Irish peerage inherited from his father.

But Judge Morgan was unimpressed by his appearance and after the trial told him: "If you want to look like something out of Harry Potter you can forget coming to this court ever again."

He added: "I have been practising in these courts since 1978 and I have never seen a barrister or solicitor appear before these courts wearing a medal or with badges sewn onto his gown.

"Here in south Wales we had a barrister, who later became a judge, who had won during the Battle of Normandy the highest order of gallantry in a Victoria Cross.

"Did you ever see him wearing a medal? He would have considered it the height of vulgarity for such a thing to be done.

"If you ever appear before this court again dressed as you are I shall exercise my right to decline to hear you."

Speaking after the case, Mr Blacker, from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, said: "My qualifications, status and offices were brought into disrepute and I was personally very upset by the comments made towards me.

"I am shocked to the core that my position has been questioned - which is I feel reflective of the sacrifice of thousands of men who have died for the freedoms that are referred to in the title of Lord Harley for almost 1,100 years.

"For His Honour to have criticised me in such a way has hurt me deeply.

"I cannot say any more for legal reasons but I am deeply upset for what I consider were baseless and unjustified comments.

"I asked to see the judge in his chambers afterwards and he declined and now I have to take advice on the matter.
'Police'

"My bona fides are beyond any reproach."

However, St John in Wales said Lord Harley is not a member of the Order of St John and it had contacted the police over the issue.

Chief executive Keith Dunn said: "He is not entitled to say that he is a Knight of the Order of St John and the dignities that appertain to membership.

"We have asked the chief constable for South Wales Police to investigate this matter and St John will be taking legal action if necessary."

[MajGenl.Meade]

It must be quidditch pro quo ...... or something in Latin anyway. Here come de bludger, here come de bludger.

[Reality Bytes]

I suspect this story has only just started - if you look at the guys linkdin profile and his various websites he's making claims to qualifications that its hard to imagine someone his age could possibly have obtained at the same time as he's been apparently working in various fields. Amongst them are apparently 2 doctorates one of them being a medical one the other legal as well as him apparently being a member of the bar in the USA and Pakistan.

[Gob]

as well as him apparently being a member of the bar in the USA and Pakistan.

I bet they are cheap to buy.

[Gob]

Mr Blacker lists an extraordinary number of qualifications, languages and society memberships on his LinkedIn professional networking web page.

It carries glowing testimonials which describe him as the 'Mozart of the courtroom' and 'almost a national treasure'.

Snuuurtt... major fantasist....

[wesw]

almost

[rubato]

I don't know why you are so skeptical of his accomplishments. Refraining from exercise and dietary restrictions would have freed up a lot of time for other pursuits.



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[Lord Jim]

And he wasn't wasting a lot of time at the barber shop...

[rubato]

The hair looks good on him.

http://www.improbable.com/hair/2013/

There are a lot of us out there.


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[Gob]

Danny: I see you're wearing a suit.
Withnail: What's it got to do with you?
Danny: No need to get uptight, man. I was merely making an observation. I happened to be looking for a suit for the Coalman two weeks ago. For reasons I can't really discuss with you. The Coalman had to go to Jamaica. Got busted coming back through Heathrow. Had a weight under his fez. We worked out it would be handy karma for him to get hold of a suit but he's a very low temperature spade, the Coalman. Goes into court in his kaftan and a bell. This doesn't go down at all well. They can handle the kaftan, they can't handle the bell. So, there's this judge sitting there in a cape like fucking Batman and this really rather far out looking hat.
Withnail: Wig.
Danny: No, man, this was more like a long white hat. So, he looks at the Coalman and says "What's all this? This is a court, man. This ain't fancy dress." And the Coalman looks at him and says "You think you look normal, your honour?" Cunt gave him two years.

[Lord Jim]

The hair looks good on him.

Unless you're a famous rock star, hair like that on a middle aged man just looks ridiculous; the "old hippie" look...

[wesw]

meatloaf lives...

[Gob]

Unless you're a famous rock star, hair like that on a middle aged man just looks ridiculous; the "old hippie" look...

[MajGenl.Meade]

The live version... well, recorded

[Lord Jim]

[MajGenl.Meade]

[oldr_n_wsr]

He needs a dose of humility

[Lord Jim]

Or a dose of reality...

[Big RR]

Yep, I agree jim.

[Gob]

Funnily enough the 'Mozart of the courtroom' has taken his Linkedin profile down