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Because they got rid of Legal Aid, Ian. That's why.

It is also why there is a Legal Ombudsman inundated with moronic complaints, most of which in practice amount to "I've had a bill which I don't want to pay".

Whether having nightclub bouncers, failed lawyers, serial liars and the hard of thinking as advocates in court is a good thing, I do not know. Perhaps the savings in Legal Aid justify that? Perhaps not.

Couple that with Family Court hearings dealt with by litigants-in-person and their new partners arguing with each other as if they've walked straight off the Jeremy Kyle show about who drove to McDonalds instead of Burger King three weeks ago and the WhatsApp text that can PROVE she's a lying cow, and you have a perfect storm.