What do Bees and Lawyers have in common? “Both have a sting in the tail” is perhaps the cynical response. Indeed, at first sight, both tend to provoke a “Yuck-reaction”! However, both are actually very important – even if you wouldn’t want either swarming around your barbeque.
Albert Einstein is quoted as saying that if we lose Honey Bees, then Mankind will be extinct within 4 years. Einstein was neither a bee-keeper or a biologist, so has no qualification to comment outside his field of expertise. His alleged quotation is actually nonsense. However, life would certainly be very uncomfortable and much poorer without the vital pollination services of honey bees (and other pollinating insects).
Surely we can do without lawyers though?
As a Solicitor, I am sure that I will be accused of being biased. On the other hand, I am perhaps qualified to comment – unlike Einstein on honey bees. At its most basic, Law deals with the relationships between people and things they consider important: Their family, their job and their society. As an employee, should I be able to go to work with a reasonable expectation that I will be safe whilst I’m there? Should I expect my employer to treat me reasonably, including not dismissing me unfairly? And if I am an employer, what can my staff reasonably expect from me? Are there any limits? What can I expect from them?
So where there is Law, there is also a need for Lawyers. Until the day that everyone can agree what is fair and reasonable – and agrees to follow it without any supervision.
Honey bees don’t have Lawyers, it is true. But, as future blogs will reveal, their “harmony” is based on chemicals, violence and …dancing.
Author: Derrik Harris (Solicitor - Birchall Blackburn)
Derrik Harris is a personal injury solicitor based in Birchall Blackburn's Preston office
Author: Derrik Harris (Solicitor - Birchall Blackburn)
Derrik Harris is a personal injury solicitor based in Birchall Blackburn's Preston office
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