18 August 2009
Tuesday Transcript: Queen’s Counsel, going cheap
In a matter concerning whether a particular litigation funding arrangement constituted an abuse of process, the High Court saw the following exchange:
HAYNE J: The proposition that solicitors are disinterested participants unconcerned with profit is an interesting proposition.
MR JACKSON: Of course, your Honour, all professional people — and one hates to even think of the topic — are sometimes concerned with money. One cannot expect legal practitioners or anyone else to carry on a business which is not going to (a) cover their costs and (b) provide something for their families to live on and occasionally to allow a child a second pair of shoes.
If that’s the basis upon which Mr Jackson sets his fees, then he’s either the cheapest silk around — or his kids wear very nice shoes.
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