Proceeding contribution from Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Monday, 2 November 2009. It occurred during Debates on delegated legislation on Community Legal Service (Funding) (Counsel in Family Proceedings) (Amendment) Order 2009.
Community Legal Service (Funding) (Counsel in Family Proceedings) (Amendment) Order 2009
The Minister looked questioningly when he said, "I trust there will be no dissent from the same fee for barristers and solicitors for the same work". What I am about to say is sensitive. The justification for having an independent Bar and barristers is their special skill in advocacy. Some solicitors are perfectly capable of achieving the same level of skill in advocacy, but the problem I have tried to address is of very skilled barristers dealing with complicated cases for private law work being deterred. Does the Minister agree that the whole justification for the side of the profession to which he and I belong is the very special skilled advocacy provided by the senior practitioners at the Bar, with some solicitors being able to do so as well?
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- 2008-09
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- House of Lords Grand Committee
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- Children Care proceedings Barristers Community Legal Service Legal profession Fees and charges Legal aid scheme Domestic abuse Legal representation Family law Forced marriage Family Law Bar Association
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- Community Legal Service (Funding) (Counsel in Family Proceedings) (Amendment) Order 2009
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