Richard Ackland has an interesting article "The letters of...

Richard Ackland has an interesting article "The letters of lawyers versus the letter of the law" with 2 interesting examples of legal bullying.

"Among the more fascinating letters to editors are those from lawyers.

Surely an editor somewhere must have a wall of framed threats from lawyers, which cause either considerable mirth or lots of pain...."

And his conclusion will resonate with past attempts to bully contributors to this forum and others:

"...These are just two instances of bullying by lawyers, who hide behind ''instructions'' in making outlandish threats to people who seek to throw light on murky behaviour by corporates and politicians. Unfortunately, it is something editors experience on almost a daily basis."

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/the-letters-of-lawyers-versus-the-letter-of-the-law-20121129-2aina.html#ixzz2DffXaPr3