The WeekThe Week Vol. 3, No. 3, 20 January 1965The cost of a Solicitor
The Week Vol. 3, No. 3, 20 January 1965 · p. 12 of the scan · 60 words
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ERNARD SHAW said that any
profession is a conspiracy against the people. That may be putting it simplistically but, neverthe-less, it is a fact that the important professions have inbuilt devices to preserve a monopoly position. A very important component~ of the Establisment is the legal profession; as witnessed by the number of M.P.s who are solicitors and. barristers. The