Bush lawyer

Bush lawyer

Bush lawyer may refer to the following:

*Bush lawyer, the common name of a number of climbing plants of the "Rubus" species that are found in New Zealand.
*in New Zealand and Australia, those who are not qualified in law yet attempt to expound on legal matters. In this sense it is the subject of a [http://www.8hop.com/famouspoetry/A-B-Banjo-Paterson/A-Bush-Lawyer.html| poem] by Banjo Paterson.
*in New Zealand, historically, a mining agent


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