Island lawyers ‘costliest in world’

HOURLY rates charged by Jersey lawyers are ‘the most expensive on the planet’, according to a survey published this week.

On average, the rates levied by Jersey firms – with partners charged between £475 and £525 an hour – made them more costly than those of top City of London firms, says the survey.

However, the Jersey Law Society argues that the claim is not justified and says that the ‘average’ figure was not relevant to the market here because of the wide variation between the types of work done by Jersey law firms.

The president of the Jersey Law Society, Advocate Charles Thacker, said that without having more detail about the research methods it was ‘not possible to accept’ the accuracy of the figures quoted. (fromJEP)

Bet Guernsey ones aren't far behind...

Or on a par with their Jersey cousins.........






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nothing stopping any of us studying law, is there ?

99% of lawyers give the rest a bad name !!

The Gimp wrote:nothing stopping any of us studying law, is there ?

only our morals

Those 'morals' would preclude a good many of the jobs on this green and pleasant island :(

Isn't it funny how the states want to regulate everything, and are always wanting to investigate monopolies in businesses, but never look to investigating the charges that advocates charge, conveyancing is a prime example of this.
Bigger crooks than the criminals they represent!

If Hitler had been captured then you can be sure there would have been an endless supply of lawyers ready to find any loophole to get him a not guilty verdict. This sums up the moral standards of the legal profession. Only the rich can afford justice which is absolutely appalling.