This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition Cap Solicitors and Barristers extortionate charges. Make the law affordable.
A typical Solicitor charges a minimum of £250 plus vat per hour. This is scandalous. Unjustified and means only the rich can afford to go to court and be represented. A monopoly used to bleed often desperate people dry.
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Barristers of course will cost you even more. They also abuse their position to extort vast sums using their monopolistic right to represent people in court.
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