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Toot-toot! Legal aid gravy train

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    Toot-toot! Legal aid gravy train

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4247708.stm

    A barrister who represented Harold Shipman's family at the serial killer's inquest has become the first to earn £1m from Legal Aid in one year.
    Jim Sturman QC topped a list of 12 barristers who earned nearly £9m between them over the past year.

    Mr Sturman, who was paid £1,180,000 in criminal Legal Aid, has also helped defend Colin Stagg - leading to his acquittal for Rachel Nickel's murder.

    Last year's top earner, Richard Ferguson QC, was paid £864,000.

    Sports law

    Confirming Mr Sturman's earnings, the Department for Constitutional Affairs said: "It is the first time a barrister has received more than £1m from the public purse."

    Mr Sturman was called to the Bar in 1982 and took silk in 2002.

    Away from the criminal courts, he specialises in sports law and has appeared at Football Association and UEFA disciplinary committees for stars including Jose Mourinho, John Terry, Kieron Dyer and Joe Cole.

    The second highest earning lawyer was Simon Bourne-Arton QC, who earned £902,000.


    Now that's what I call a gravy train.

    #2
    Problem is that you cannot blag your way onto that gravy train. Are there any English Law for Dummies guides about?
    Rule Number 1 - Assuming that you have a valid contract in place always try to get your poo onto your timesheet, provided that the timesheet is valid for your current contract and covers the period of time that you are billing for.

    I preferred version 1!

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      #3
      Originally posted by TonyEnglish
      Problem is that you cannot blag your way onto that gravy train. Are there any English Law for Dummies guides about?

      Are there any Dummies guides for blagging - if not we could make one.... "how to blag your way in anything..............."
      SA says;
      Well you looked so stylish I thought you batted for the other camp - thats like the ultimate compliment!

      I couldn't imagine you ever having a hair out of place!

      n5gooner is awarded +5 Xeno Geek Points.
      (whatever these are)

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        #4
        We cannot blag our way in there, but it shows us that we are not on the fatest gravy train there is - so no need to feel guilty! There are people on far gravier trains than ours
        Chico, what time is it?

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          #5
          Originally posted by Rebecca Loos
          We cannot blag our way in there, but it shows us that we are not on the fatest gravy train there is - so no need to feel guilty! There are people on far gravier trains than ours

          Feel guilt? We're bloody contractors FFS! I'll have one sugar please becs!
          Oh Jesus - Disaster Management Ltd.
          You know you'll need us!

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            #6
            Indeed Rebecca.

            Any scamming of the public sector we may do is nothing compared with thousands if not ten's of thousands of slimey lawyer types scamming legal aid for a cool £mill each, every fecking year, year after year.

            Keeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrchhhhhhhhhhhiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnggggg

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              #7
              of course, of course. You are quite right. However I am not in the public sector and hence I sometimes feel I need to justify the blagging. Won't do it again, promise.
              Chico, what time is it?

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                #8
                Feel guilt - No

                Feel Envy - Too bleedin right!
                Rule Number 1 - Assuming that you have a valid contract in place always try to get your poo onto your timesheet, provided that the timesheet is valid for your current contract and covers the period of time that you are billing for.

                I preferred version 1!

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by TonyEnglish
                  Problem is that you cannot blag your way onto that gravy train.
                  From what I understand the problem is not hardness of the subject, but the very limited spaces available for "training" and without training you can't qualify, so you ain't Barrister or Soliciter -- its a sick official monopoly that Govts does not dare to break up. Its because of this monopoly legal aid is wasted.

                  IMO, I don't give a feck how good this guy is for @ 1 mil, but I would prefer 10 decent barristers instead for 100k each.

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                    #10
                    Job creation scheme for lawyers

                    its a sick official monopoly that Govts does not dare to break up
                    Couldn't be because most Governments are stuffed with lawyers, could it?

                    Parliament - a job creation scheme for lawyers
                    Life is just nature's way of keeping meat fresh

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