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The document summarizes a House of Lords ruling that advocates are no longer immune from negligence suits regarding their conduct in civil or criminal proceedings. The Lords found such immunity was no longer justified on public policy grounds, as principles like abuse of process and res judicata adequately protect the interests of the court. Ending immunity would not undermine advocates

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Jiang Lin yjl

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