Money Grubbing Lawyers On Strike.......

[ToraToraTora]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61946038
....who's going to notice? Please stay out as long as possible.
There is nothing in law that says anyone actually must have a lawyer anyway.

[sandyRoe]

Would Rumpole abandon his regular clients ( the Timosons were they?) Just to get she who must be obeyed a few extra quid to spend in Harrods food hall?

[youngmafbog]

//All these high wage demands and strikes are due to the big rise in the cost of living.//

25%?

[Spicerack]

Completely off-topic, ttt.
'Came across' this short youtube video yesterday.
Thought you might like the title; 'How quislings and fifth-columnists in Britain hope to destroy the country's culture from within'

He's a very scholarly type. Never known him to be wrong.

[ToraToraTora]

you mean this:

[ToraToraTora]

he's certainly talking about a lot of the Gullivistas on this site.

[FatticusInch]

Here comes that infatuation/obsession with the 5C lefties again…..

Excepting when it’s barristers on strike of course.

[Spicerack]

Yes, ttt. Somebody called, so I had to go,

[Barmaid]

Do you think getting rid of all lawyers is a good thing, TTT?

[FatticusInch]

I’d imagine not all.
The government will require the services of a few shortly when they break international law over Brexit and the NI situation.

[ToraToraTora]

barmaid: "Do you think getting rid of all lawyers is a good thing, TTT? " - no, my son has a legal degree, though he's not doing law at the moment. I just think that they are too readily used and often encourage conflict that could be amicably resolved without them.

[youngmafbog]

//25% on Legal Aid fees thats all, they are not asking for a 25% wage increase. //

Whats the difference? Its 25% extra out the public purse. Are you willing to pay 25% more tax (if you pay any) to fund everyone on the public payroll a 25% increase because once you do one the rest will folllow.

[FatticusInch]

But this dispute seems to be instigated by criminal barristers who generally don’t deal in cases that could be resolved ‘amicably’, isn’t it?

[THECORBYLOON]

Is a legal degree the same as a law degree?

[ToraToraTora]

fatti: "But this dispute seems to be instigated by criminal barristers who generally don’t deal in cases that could be resolved ‘amicably’, isn’t it? " - I was merely trying to answer bednobs me old china. I'm making no points about the area of law the strikers occupy.

[FatticusInch]

Thanks for the clarification, old fruit.

[FatticusInch]

…..but I think you meant Barmaid?

[Spicerack]

Yeah, but when a plumber gets a bit of experience he won't be earning £1,500,000 a year. (Unless he's the bloke who fixed my boiler last winter)
Was going to say, these jobs are eventually so rewarding that people used to work for nothing (internships).
*Pleasantly surprised to find internships still exist despite 'Call me Dave' promising to put an end to them.

*Keeps the riff-raff out of the better professions. snort