Comments by "Curious Crow" (@CuriousCrow-mp4cx) on "The justice system has been exposed by Prince Harry's case as too expensive" video.

  1. With the greatest respect you are mistaken. Back in the 2010s solicitors were given rights of audience in the courts on the same level as barristers. But, the difficulty is that barrister do not do the first level casework, as their job is to plead the case. So very few solicitors plead cases. This change was meant to reduce costs and increase the number of lawyers available to take cases to the higher courts. It didn't work out that way because solicitors do the on call work for the criminal cases, and then call on barristers if the case goes to crown court or above. But, legal aid suffered from repeated erosion, and if you remember, barristers are self-employed, and legal aid has been gradually restricted. And if you realise that Cherie Blair made a lot of money as a QC doing legal aid cases, and that was the norm amongst the top rank of barristers, it's not surprising that Legal Aid would be targeted for cuts, because of the costs and because our Tory governments didn't like the poors getting justice. It's a mess, and that it was so bad that barristers went on strike, for the first time in my lifetime says it all really. It suits a certain cadre in our elites to reduce access to the law, and so significants injustices are ever present, because claimants can't pay for representation.
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