Quote Originally Posted by ramAnag View Post
More of a query - ‘can it possibly be true?’ - than an ‘objection’, AF. Now that you’ve suggested that this is an ‘industry standard’ however I’d be surprised if the vast majority don’t object to such obscenity.

I’m probably being naive about such matters, but I’m assuming the taxpayer is picking up this burden and have to ask...how can such fees possibly be justified especially in circumstances such as these?
I’ve just looked at the charge rates for a bit of legal work I’m involved in. It’s a fixed price job thank God, but rates for any ‘extra work’ could attract a fee of up to £750 per hour, and that excludes some of the partners in the LLP who may well charge more. One could argue that those rates are out of proportion to their value to society but they are pretty typical - as a KC, maybe old Hugo is actually providing his services at a discount!