Most readers familiar with the acronym LAPG may be under the impression that it stands for the Legal Aid Practitioners Group, but at its recent annual conference, Roy Morgan, the group's chairman, suggested another meaning for the initials - the Latest Attempted Pilot Group. Always happy to help, Obiter has come up with a few more suggestions: Lawyers Against (their own) Poverty Group, Lawyers Address Pay Gripes, or - probably the most appropriate - the Lots of Angry People Group.
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