Strength and Honour

The short update from January 27. I won!

I went back in front of the Judge who, on January 26, was totally not convinced about the strength of my case. He gave me two weeks to “prove him wrong, and me right”. I had to put together arguments and cases and advocate strongly on behalf of my client. All the while with more seasoned lawyers telling me that my case was a "sure loser".

Jim drove me downtown and came into the courtroom (he had my back and my briefcase ;-).

Then I had to strap on my armour to potentially face the same level of wrath and scepticism the Judge had levelled at me on January 26, if I weren’t able to convince him today.

Oh oh, the factum that I had filed with the Court never made it to the Judge. After a frantic search of the court offices, I found it and delivered it to him to read (not a good thing because there was a good chance he’d make me do all of the arguing orally and slowly, rather than accepting the written arguments and cases). He went off to read it and then came back to the Court to question me.


In front of me, I placed a piece of paper that said:

Fear is the raw material from which courage is manufactured.
Without it, we wouldn’t even know what it is to be brave.

Long story short, the Judge said that I had convinced him!! He ordered judgment against the defendants in the full amount I asked for, plus the amount of my client's legal fees. Needless to say, my client is delighted.

It was a tough two weeks to get from January 26 to today. However, I spent countless (unpaid) hours making sure that I was ready, competent, and courageous enough to win the case. I did - mindful of the Gladiator’s salute - with strength and honour.

On to the next challenge...