EDITORIAL

Extract

Professions find their rationale in a social need. Important life matters are discussed with persons qualified and competent to serve your interests, and with whom your secrets are safe. It is a matter of trust. Bankers, notaries, advocates and physicians are examples of such professions. Professions are well regulated. They have their own school, stringent admission requirements, their own professional organisation and journal. They have their own system of quality control. And they have their own disciplinary procedures. The members of a profession look after their interests meticulously. Usually these interests coincide with the interests of the society requesting their services. …