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I believe that our profession, (solicitors & barristers) has probably passed the point of no return on the issue of “industrialization”.

In my view we have one route open to us, to salvage this situation, to strike now. All of us solicitors, counsel resolve that for a 7-day period ... before Christmas-2013.... no one, absolutely no one, solicitor or barrister enters a police station, magistrates court, crown court, court of appeal, for one week.

The result will be disruption, bordering on chaos. If thereafter rates are not restored to a meaningful level, then this must be followed by a 2-week strike, immediately after the Christmas Break.

If that does not achieve the result then, this must be followed by a one month strike before Easter-2014.

If this united and firm action is not adopted forthwith, then we are doomed to follow the fate of the home loomers, at the time of the industrial revolution; we will have passed the point of no return.