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Author:  Amnesia10 [ Mon Mar 22, 2010 9:50 pm ]
Post subject:  Almost 1,000 barristers earn six figures in legal aid
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstop ... l-aid.html

Quote:
"However there are a handful at the top of the profession, and sometimes in the middle ranks, where the picture is very different and there is an expectation they should receive rewards comparable to those in the private sector."

And why shouldn't they? They are legally private firms. Nothing states that they should be paid considerably less. Secondly without representation the numbers of criminals getting released because of inability to proceed to trial will annoy the public.
Author:  belchingmatt [ Mon Mar 22, 2010 10:25 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Almost 1,000 barristers earn six figures in legal aid
A tough one, afterall everybody has the right to a fair trial, how do you find a balance between cost and fairness?
Author:  l3v1ck [ Mon Mar 22, 2010 11:36 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Almost 1,000 barristers earn six figures in legal aid
Make barristers give 10% of their time for free to people who can't afford it. No 10%, no license to practice law.
A 10% drop in income will still make them richer than 99% of the population.
Author:  Linux_User [ Tue Mar 23, 2010 2:33 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Almost 1,000 barristers earn six figures in legal aid
l3v1ck wrote:
Make barristers give 10% of their time for free to people who can't afford it. No 10%, no license to practice law.
A 10% drop in income will still make them richer than 99% of the population.


How do you know they don't already? Every lawyer I know personally does pro-bono work, and I'm lead to believe that a lot of other lawyers do too.

Of course lawyer's fees aren't the only costs involved in a case, not by a long shot.
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Tue Mar 23, 2010 7:44 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Almost 1,000 barristers earn six figures in legal aid
belchingmatt wrote:
A tough one, afterall everybody has the right to a fair trial, how do you find a balance between cost and fairness?

I agree. You cant just pick on the lawyers because they earn too much. If you have a run in with the law then you need a decent criminal defence lawyer.
Author:  jonlumb [ Tue Mar 23, 2010 7:51 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Almost 1,000 barristers earn six figures in legal aid
I think as well, people aren't also aware of how difficult it is to get into law in the first place. You normally spend a couple of years earning either nothing or a pittance in order to get into a chambers.
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Tue Mar 23, 2010 12:15 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Almost 1,000 barristers earn six figures in legal aid
jonlumb wrote:
I think as well, people aren't also aware of how difficult it is to get into law in the first place. You normally spend a couple of years earning either nothing or a pittance in order to get into a chambers.

Then add in student debts.
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