§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Attorney-General whether he is aware of the growing public concern at the continuing and increasing costs of litigation to the taxpayers; and, as a means of preventing the excessive fees being charged by the legal profession, whether he will seek to introduce a system of a paid State service for the legal profession similar to the National Health Service.
§ The Solicitor-GeneralLegal costs met by public funds are subject to control by taxation or assessment, and I have no evidence that excessive fees are being allowed. The structure and organisation of the legal profession and the arrangements for determining its remuneration are now under consideration by the Royal Commission on Legal Services.