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Yes but let's be honest, the standard of DDJs and DJs across the board is now appalling. The result of those doing family, legal aid and PI etc, finding themselves without work so deciding to be one of the 1,500 chasing 100 DDJ appointments.

I don't see many successful chancery or commercial litigation solicitors applying to become a DDJ or a DJ. In my area, all those who have applied to become or secured appointment as a DDJ or a DJ are the complete clowns who were useless in practice and always disorganised.

Now they sit with comfortable salaries and pensions schemes, in judgment of those that were/are successful in private practice, often with no idea of the law or procedure. I always now have my White Book open ready to walk a DDJ or DJ through the relevant rule.