Miscarriages of justice are likely to result from proposals to reduce legal aid fees to barristers, the chairman of the Bar Council has warned.
Desmond Browne QC said cutting defence barristers' fees by up to 23% would drive away experienced advocates from criminal trials in England and Wales.
He says experienced barristers will be deterred from taking on publicly-funded criminal work, leading to "poorer quality" advocacy.
This in turn would, he says, increase the chances that guilty people will be acquitted and those who are innocent will be convicted.
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The people at the bottom of the pile ...and the bottom of the pile is growing taller in my eyes ...are going to pay dearly for the silk cushions that comfort the rich cock suckers from the consequences of their behaviour.
The rich have always been cushioned from the disaterous results of their wreckless behaviour.
Theres a big club ...and you and I aren't in it.
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