tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726831245835099528.post2604472092284331682..comments2023-09-27T08:36:03.765+00:00Comments on red mist: Office of Fair Trading and Affordable Justicered misthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08576688704520040250noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726831245835099528.post-45226087842583708792007-05-13T23:00:00.000+00:002007-05-13T23:00:00.000+00:00cynic--One way to cut back is to remove the monopo...cynic--One way to cut back is to remove the monopoly of the faculty of advocates in the High Court. We have already introduced the office of solicitor advocate with rights of audience in the high court and that has not proved to be a failure. Give all solicitors the right of audience and when the monopoly is broken the prices will fall. They are all working to the same laws.<BR/><BR/>There could also be a system whereby rights of audience in any court was dependent on availability for legal aid work at fair rates of pay. If you want the cream then you have to be prepared to take on the rest. I realise that this would be a restriction, but rights of audience can already be denied for not wearing a wig, so it's hardly punitive in the light of other reasons for withdrawal of rights of audiencered misthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08576688704520040250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726831245835099528.post-84563025374910547512007-05-13T17:50:00.000+00:002007-05-13T17:50:00.000+00:00R-MThe only problem in what you say is that if you...R-M<BR/><BR/>The only problem in what you say is that if you cut back payment to these so-called "Fat-Cats" then there will be even less lawyers anfd advocates prepared to do Legal Aid work.<BR/><BR/>Certainly it seems that there have been more recent reforms to Legal Aid and that this only makes it even more bureaucratic than it already was. That too might tempt some others to give up Legal Aid work.<BR/><BR/>These changes might or might not save money at the end of the day <BR/><BR/>The people most likely to lose out there are usually those in need of representation but least able afford itThe Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958370275135892604noreply@blogger.com