Abstract
Law is both a discipline and a profession, and sometimes it is useful to distinguish between the two. The profession of law, for good or ill, is dominated by activities and applications that can make or save clients money or where important private interests are at stake. For example, commercial lawyers help clients to draw up contracts to facilitate their business dealings; personal injury lawyers help keep clients out of prison; family lawyers help clients to get the best deal out of family breakdowns. It is not surprising that such activities should dominate, as they are the ones for which there is a client pool, prepared to pay. Lawyers have to eat.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Children's Wellbeing in the Media Age: Multidisciplinary Perspectives from the Harvard-Australia Symposium |
| Editors | Elizabeth Handsley, Colin MacDougall, Michael Rich |
| Place of Publication | Leichardt, N.S.W. |
| Publisher | Federation Press |
| Pages | 124-142 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781760020286 |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Keywords
- mass media
- social media
- law and legislation
- Australia