Rumpole oft quotes an old nostrum of the legal profession that Barristers are like unto taxi drivers, in that they must in principle be prepared to handle any client whatsoever, it's been called the 'Cab rank rule'.
Rumpole finds himself having to represent a doctor Rahmet, who is in danger of being struck off for malpractice against a young female patient, coincidentally this doctor Rahmet is in the same medical practice as his own doctor Cogger.
In this case Rumpole does not appear in the normal legal arena that he is used to, but before a Medical Tribunal as his client faces dismissal from practicing medicine, possibly this may be why he finds himself having to bone up on medical procedures.
The Erskine-Brown's marriage would appear to be if not exactly on the skids, but Phillida certainly feels that it's headed in that direction, what could have conceivably occurred to give her that impression?
Rumpole finds himself having to represent a doctor Rahmet, who is in danger of being struck off for malpractice against a young female patient, coincidentally this doctor Rahmet is in the same medical practice as his own doctor Cogger.
In this case Rumpole does not appear in the normal legal arena that he is used to, but before a Medical Tribunal as his client faces dismissal from practicing medicine, possibly this may be why he finds himself having to bone up on medical procedures.
The Erskine-Brown's marriage would appear to be if not exactly on the skids, but Phillida certainly feels that it's headed in that direction, what could have conceivably occurred to give her that impression?