HC Deb 06 May 1968 vol 764 cc34-5W
Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Attorney-General whether he will give details of the amounts by which, as a result of the voluntary abandonment by the Bar of the two-thirds rule, fees received by junior counsel have decreased.

The Attorney-General

While there is evidence that fees of junior counsel have decreased as a result of the voluntary abandonment by the Bar of the two-thirds rule, details of the actual amounts (which would vary according to the type of case) are not available.

Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Attorney-General whether he will publish in HANSARD the details of the average amount of barristers' fees at convenient intervals since the inception of the Government's prices and incomes policy, to the latest convenient date.

The Attorney-General

Details of the average amount of banisters fees (which would vary from the fee for a simple pleading to one for a case lasting several weeks and from civil cases to criminal cases) are not available.

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