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It was obvious to anyone with half a brain that most defendants would be unable to meet the costs.

As regards pleading guilty to avoid additional costs, then that is equally applicable to dealing with the SRA if referral to the SDT is being proposed and both solicitors and financial advisers have the other predicament of having to 'buy off' potential complaints where there is a non refundable fee.

As someone said in a previous post, its the 'bringing the market' everything must b e charged for mentality into everything.