Let’s give taxpayers more bang for their buck

Is the sharing of state legal briefs the beginning of a trend?

On Monday we were presented with the news that the Government was to put in place new arrangements to avoid a situation where a very small number of barristers earn very large sums from state work.

We’ve seen that over and over again, particularly those barristers working on the various tribunals. So are we to believe or even think that Government just might realise that there are a lot more capable, able and experienced people out there that can and should share in any work required by the state.