•  apis   ( @apis@beehaw.org ) 
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    14 days ago

    Getting fees out of clients is like getting blood out of a stone.

    Those barristers may not get paid by Tesco for years & not without a fight - they’re prohibited from taking retainers and from turning down cases, and though they can refer cases on to other barristers, the circumstances in which they can do this are very limited.