Sums Don't Add Up


Paragraph 30 of the executive summary of Lord Carter's report on legal aid states that he envisages sole practitioners earning between £36,000 and £55,000 a year, while equity partners in firms of 40 fee-earners should earn between £120,000 and £150,000 a year.



It is strange to me that the government's proposals for legal aid should produce such a different result, despite the government apparently endorsing what Lord Carter has said. Is this another case of the government not getting its maths right?



Neil Spurrier, Gregory Rowcliffe Milners, London