Advocates lose one-sixth in pay as legal aid cut

Highest earner’s income falls below £300,000

DAVID LEASK CHIEF REPORTER
NEWS


THE best-earning advocates lost one-sixth of their earnings last year as the legal aid bill was slashed. The 20 best-paid advocates, led by former Labour MSP Gordon Jackson, QC, saw their incomes drop 16 per cent in 2013-2014, according to new...

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