It is, however, a mistake to represent this as a victory of secularism over Islam; virtually all Libyans consider themselves to be Muslims, but perhaps not many of them want a government claiming to speak in the name of God.
It is mistaken to view it as a cost.
"It seems to me the three of you are acting together," said the judge, who had told Mr. Muhammad on Monday that he thought it was a mistake for him to represent himself.
He listed a half-dozen professional rules that require admitting this mistake, including the duty to represent your work accurately, be loyal to your employer, and put your client's interests before your own or your company's. .
In the interest of making every litigation mistake possible, he decided to represent himself, safely securing a $1,400 fine and a year's suspended license.
"These [swimmers] took accountability for their mistakes and are committed to represent themselves and our country with the great character and distinction we expect".
Most of the boards are too big to be effective, and their instinct is to defend or deny mistakes on the executive floor rather than to represent shareholders.
The mistake was mine, and mine only and the post in no way was intended to represent the views of anyone for whom I have worked or represented.
lawyers to represent them.
