VICJ[~RIAN
BAR NEWS Easter 1971
No.1.
rhe Newsletter "What's the Bar Council doing about it?" has long been the cry of merribers of the Bar. This quostion has often been provoked by a desire to know about the ethics rulings, investigations, representations to various authorities, procedural problems and ' sundry matters affecting counsel which have been or ought to have been the subject of the CouncilJs attentlon~By means of this quarterly publication the -Bar Council hope to keep the Bar informed of these matters. This will be done by providing a prief a.c count of the rulings made and other matters of interest. ~sels~Fees
A committee has been appointed by "the Bar Council to review the County Court scale 6f counsels' fees. It is now nearing completion of ~ts work. The committee will be in a po·si tion to expedite its recommendations if members of the Bar take tpe time and trouble to give their opinions in the questionnaire being circulated with the approval of the Bar Council. The questionnaire raises issues of principle relevant to fees in all courts. It is desirable that views on this questionnaire be given by all members of the Bear wherever they practice. Victorian County Court fees have fallen far behind those in equivalent interstate courts - some examples:Ssale
ID;:icJ:..£.~e..
Percentage
Over $1,500 to *;;2,000
Vic. $54 .
N.S.W. Qld.
$77.00 $78.75
43% 46%
Over $2,000 to 4,000
Vic. $65
Qld.
$105.00
62%
OVer $5,000 to $8,000
Vic. $80
Qld. S.A.
$126.00 $170.00
58% 113%
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