This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1839 Excerpt: ...him grasping at undue advantage, or losing his temper in the attempt; a coarse, bullying manner, and disingenuous disposition, may be fairly assumed to indicate the accustomed associate of thieves and blacklegs; they always do with me, and it is one of the few points on which I have never found myself mistaken. There ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1839 Excerpt: ...him grasping at undue advantage, or losing his temper in the attempt; a coarse, bullying manner, and disingenuous disposition, may be fairly assumed to indicate the accustomed associate of thieves and blacklegs; they always do with me, and it is one of the few points on which I have never found myself mistaken. There are three important rules to be observed in dealing with these men, and by close attention to them, the most inexperienced solicitor on the roll may escape unscathed. The first is never to be seduced into any "without prejudice" negociation; always keep them at arm's length, and hold strictly to the rights, as well as the rules of business; these sort of men are rarely formidable in fair open fight, and with very few exceptions are as profoundly ignorant of law, as they are shrewd and over-reaching in practice; therefore lay yourself under no obligation to them for time, for admissions, for concession of any kind; nor ever hope to benefit your client by amicable overtures of reference or arrangement out of court: you cannot, it is true, safely assume that their honest wish is to try the issue, and that consequently they are insincere in any attempts to anticipate the result by less expensive process; for too many of them contract with their clients to "carry them through" for a given sum, and hence they are gainers by an abrupt termination of the suit: but as a general maxim, take it for granted that. a "sharp practiser" will force litigation to the utmost possible extremity, if his client is a man of substance; and therefore that all overtures of compromise are only made to increase costs by discussion, or gain time till some absent witness is forthcoming. Meet him therefore in court, and meet him no where else. I...
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