Open AccessYou can't judge a book by its cover: evolving professional responsibilities, liabilities and 'judgecraft' when a party has Asperger's Syndrome
Author(s) -
Penny Cooper,
Clare S. Allely
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
northern ireland legal quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2514-4936
pISSN - 0029-3105
DOI - 10.53386/nilq.v68i1.21
Subject(s) - asperger syndrome , context (archaeology) , economic justice , identification (biology) , cover (algebra) , law , relation (database) , sociology , psychology , public relations , political science , autism , psychiatry , engineering , computer science , mechanical engineering , paleontology , botany , biology , database
In the context of increasing legal emphasis on fairness for people with disability, this article analyses the responsibilities and liabilities of lawyers in relation to the recognition and identification of client disability, and specifically Asperger's Syndrome, prior to a hearing. This article also analyses the judge's responsibilities when a party has Asperger's Syndrome. Lord Justice Gillen's seven points of principle and practical guidance for fair hearings when a party has a disability (Galo v Bombardier Aerospace UK) are used as a framework to explore the art of judging, or 'judgecraft'.