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Legal Services Bill [Lords]

I am grateful for that intervention. I am the first to admit that I have seen and been frustrated and appalled by the bad practices that occur. However, there are many good local high street practitioners who provide an invaluable service. The baby should not be thrown out with the bath water that has been stained by solicitors who cause problems. In some circumstances, access to justice can be promoted by lower costs and providing services away from high street premises. One should not simply wed the argument about access to justice to the number of offices on a high street. Nevertheless, the Carter reforms pose a threat. As we speak, good quality solicitors’ firms—not the bad ones—are going out of business. I can give the Under-Secretary a list of such colleagues and firms.