Brendan Burgess
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Peter Ward, the Chairman of Flac, has written an opinion piece in the [broken link removed]
FLAC wants the solicitors and barristers to continue regulating themselves.
The Director of FLAC wrote a similar piece back in [broken link removed]
Peter Ward is a senior counsel. As the Bar Council motto says "Nolumus Mutari" We will not be changed.
Noeline Blackwell is a "lawyer" although I am not sure if that means that she is a barrister or solicitor.
The existence of a few good ones cannot be an excuse for not reforming the legal profession.
I am disappointed that FLAC, an excellent organisation, would allow itself to be used to fight reform of the legal profession.
FLAC wants the solicitors and barristers to continue regulating themselves.
The Director of FLAC wrote a similar piece back in [broken link removed]
Peter Ward is a senior counsel. As the Bar Council motto says "Nolumus Mutari" We will not be changed.
Noeline Blackwell is a "lawyer" although I am not sure if that means that she is a barrister or solicitor.
I have no doubt that there are volunteer solicitors and barristers who reflect well on the legal profession. I have no doubt that there are fee charging solicitors and barristers who reflect well on the legal profession. But Peter Ward S.C. ignores the shocking service which the legal profession has provided to many of its clients over the years.But what the work of 650 volunteer solicitors and barristers in Flac centres demonstrates is that very many lawyers see themselves as having a social responsibility to widen access to the law and that the profession is not solely populated by those who are interested in maximising their income with every piece of legal work they do.
The existence of a few good ones cannot be an excuse for not reforming the legal profession.
I am disappointed that FLAC, an excellent organisation, would allow itself to be used to fight reform of the legal profession.