Charon QC points out the new robes for judges in England, which are currently being compared with Star Trek uniforms.
One minor point on this. There’s a lot of talk of the red bands which form part of the new robes. Weren’t the “redshirts” in Star Trek the anonymous characters who seemed to always get killed..?
This case is a bit of a mess. The Times rightly points out that it is an illustration of the chaos over legal aid fees. Getting £175 in a day might seem plenty, but the comments are worth reading - there’s a huge amount of work that goes on outside court.
If something like this has happened already, it makes you wonder how often this is going to happen.
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