§ 35. Mr. Abseasked the Attorney-General, in view of the contributions received by barristers by way of legal aid payments from public funds, if he will advise the appointment of a Royal Commission to consider the need in the interests of the national economy to end professional practices that are placing burdens on the taxpayer.
§ The Attorney-GeneralNo. The Bar Council and the Law Society, however, are examining the practice of both branches of the profession in order to discover whether any economies can be made without lowering the standard of service to which litigants, including those in receipt of legal aid, are entitled.