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‘Businesses often take a commercial view that they are not going to spend money on advice. If we can bring the time line back and put barristers at the front, it will not only reduce the time line, but it will also reduce the cost,’

That is because it is not proportionate or cost effective to do so. Wait until the first arguments arise suggesting that an individual should have approached a solicitor first as it is more cost effective than paying a barrister £300 per hour throughout rather than a grade C/D at £120-£150 for 50%of the case. Bang goes your business model.

Again, I qualify my remarks by saying that I am not worried by direct access and I welcome the competition. My learnered friends will soon get frustrated with what Solicitors deal with daily.