| 单词 | cab rank rule |
| 释义 | > as lemmascab rank rule a. English Law. A rule or system by which a barrister is obliged to accept instructions to act on behalf of a client, provided that he or she is qualified to do so and is not otherwise engaged. Chiefly as a modifier, in cab rank rule, cab rank principle. Cf. taxi rank n. 2. ΚΠ 1927 Law Jrnl. 18 June 590/1 The fate of the average K.C. M.P. [i.e. a barrister who is both King's Counsel and a Member of Parliament]..is beset by a thousand perils unknown to the barrister who remains patiently in the legal cab rank. 1962 Amer. Bar. Assoc. Jrnl. Feb. 150/1 The rules of that distinguished society might well embrace a considerable part of the ‘cab rank’ principle of the English Bar. 2004 H. Kennedy Just Law (2005) x. 215 I believe in the ‘cab rank rule’ which says briefs should not be turned down because of the nature of the offence or the client and I think everyone should take their turn on the front line. < as lemmas |
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