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It is clear that the gravitational waves emanating from the home of Magna Carta, carrying news of the various ABS failures, have not yet reached our American cousins.

Sober reflection this side of the pond by English lawyers must make most conclude, that huge damage has been done to the fabric of the UK legal system, in all its manifestations.

So I hope that USA jurisprudence can survive the turbulence of the fabric of justice being slowly unstitched by pressure from politicians, with little understanding of the laws of unintended consequences.

With reduced judicial discretion contemplated here, mass court closures, virtual courts and privatisation of our priceless land registry, UK solicitors know all too well the devasting effects of these consequences.