Those poor Barristers on as little as £90 per hour

There’s some storm about Legal Aid rates for Barristers here in the UK.

There was an interview with some people on Radio 4 this afternoon, including one such Barrister. He made what can only be called a major misjudgement when he said that these are “derisory rates of pay”. A minimum of £91 per hour, up to £140 per hour (if memory serves), with travel expenses on top.

Now I’ve used lawyers that charge upwards of £180 per hour, but that is for very small cases. For long cases, they cited that some Barristers earn upwards of £500,000 per year.

So, I’m not going to lose any sleep over a Barrister getting as low as £91 per hour. Its just laughable!