If you are a lover of legal humour, you may already be
familiar with Paul Brennan – a Sunshine Coast solicitor and author of books
including “The Law is An
Ass: Make Sure it Doesn't Bite Yours!” and
‘101 reasons to kill all the lawyers’.
His
latest book is the first major edition of the works of John Fytit (pronounced
‘Fight it’): a former embittered sole practitioner, the central
cartoon character in Law & Disorder cartoons which started in 1992, and now
an ‘Agony Ombudsman’ - appointed in 2013 in recognition of his 21 years’ experience
in legal misfortunes.
In the
book Mr Fytit dishes out practical advice and heartfelt guidance on a wide
range of issues including neighbours, car parking spaces, social media, modern
partnerships and legal receptionists. There’s also some insights on
procrastination – and this book would indeed be the perfect distraction for any
lawyer who doesn’t want to dive into the next big nasty file just yet.
It’s
some light relief but the insights are spot-on in lampooning all types of legal
foibles, pretensions, challenges and frustrations, the cartoons rarely failing
to bring a smile to the face.
The best
thing about this sort of incisive humour is that the dryness and irony in the
jokes successfully illustrate serious and important truths and challenges – in
the law, in life, in client communication and in legal careers. There’s a big
focus in the book on relationships with adult children and on inheritance for
instance, and the interplay of real but humorous personal motivations and
genuine practical issues is fascinating.
Funny and informative - I can confidently recommend this
book.
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