Charlie Boustead almost bit Fraser’s head off when he saw John McGuinness’s fee agreement. Fortunately, he was on the other end of a telephone line, when he gave the Jacksons lawyer a serve. He accused McGuinness of being a “fuckin’ Seppo rip-off merchant”. Even so, he soon gave Fraser the go ahead to retain McGuinness. He hoped it was a (relatively) ‘small’ price to pay for success.
By October, after numerous early morning telephone conversations and multiple faxes, Fraser had the report he wanted. He had also learned more about McGuinness over the course of their dialogue. He had been around the block a few times. He knew a few things. He knew how lawyers and court cases worked. Fraser realised the initial warmth was nothing more than smoothness. He would have to be smooth to win over a
