Money talks in litigation

A high court judge has attacked the legal system, saying that at ‘all stages in the litigation money talks loud and clear.’ The judge, giving a lecture at the University of Sheffield, was reported as saying that there was little judges could do to redress the balance. The judge was quoted as saying that the quality of barristers and solicitors varied, in the same way as wine: ‘Vintage tends to be very expensive, beyond the means of the ordinary litigant. Most must be satisfied with plonk.’ He pointed to the fact that the quality of legal representation often decided the success or failure of a case.