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@Sir Richard Richard; Commented on: 29 November 2017 14:54 GMT

"....I'm not sure your 'College of Advocates' plan would work, though. I've no reason to believe it wouldn't turn into a box-ticking exercise as everything else has in the last few years. The higher rights course certainly was; some of those who passed should not be let loose in any court, let alone the higher courts. .."

Therein lies the problem Sir Richard Richard. If there was such a College, there would have to be stiff exams. Probably at least 75% of the Bar are incompetent so we would lose them back to the Solicitors Profession and in reality, do they really want to be let loose therein? Do the public want them in it?

That's the question. The Solicitors exams are tougher than the Bar. The training is longer. We could put onto these, many exams and we the Solicitors would pass them being in the main more intelligent than the average Barrister and the way we lead in to practice.

The problem is what to do with the rump of the Bar that are left and would never have made it.

Passporting? For how long?

Just a thought.

PAB

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