The barrister stood in the London court for his opening statement and prepared to levy a serious charge against the defendant. “You are a weak man and a bully,” the lawyer said. “Isn’t that true?” The defendant, on trial for child abuse, was not about to let such accusations slide. “No,” he told the barrister, “I don’t think that’s true.” “So,” the barrister replied, “is it your testimony today that you are not a weak man and a …