ABOVE every court in the land stands the figure of Lady Justice - that stirring symbol of the British legal system, where nobody is above the law, except some members of the cabinet and Prince Andrew, and a fair hearing is guaranteed for everyone. Before her impartial, blindfold figure, the greatest dramas of the age are played out, as lawyers pit their wits against each other to establish the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. With the sword of justice in one hand and a set of scales to impartially weigh the evidence in the other, she stands above proceedings to make sure they are fair, decent, honest, and cripplingly expensive.
If you’re a judge, a barrister, or Pete Doherty out of the Babyshambles, you will be…