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Solicitor who represents terror suspects earns £1.6m in Legal Aid in just two years | Mail Online


Don't it make your blood boil

Does it not happen in america too? how much do you think oj simpsons lawyers got for getting a guilty man off

What's more annoying is that up untill a few years ago, she wasn't a defout Muslim. Never wore the Muslin head scarf etc.

This woman is a Bottom feeder. Making money representing Terrorists for her own gains. Hope some of these sumbags she gets off free end up blowing up someone she knows.

The Daily Express did a piece on her earlier this year. She has jumped on the Muslim bandwagon.

Yes.

Unbelievable. Why can't someone get to grips with this nonsense. No wonder BNP are doing well (I am NOT a supported btw). dl

Totally agree!!! He shouldn't be segregated he should be put in with the other prisoners. I am sure they will treat the nice Alqaeda man appropriately.

Despicable. Anyone who represents low life scum is just as guilty. This includes those who represent paedophiles and child murderers.

Thats a little extreme. I have no time for solicitors like this, serving their own interests at the publics expense; but everyone deserves to be represented as professionally as they can be.

Maybe so Simon. However would you be able to represent someone like Baby P's guardians knowing what they had done? I know it is a fundamental principle in English law to have recourse to counsel, but certain crimes forego such liberties.:(

More great use of our taxes - how is this of benefit - i would rather the money went on school books for kids or on school dinners - it is disgusting!

LiveLeak.com - £3500 spent on muslim inmates curry night.

This is not a Muslim thing it is a bad judgement thing BTW spending any mpre that the govt allowance on prisoiners food is wrong - as it is it is higher than that spent on our school kids food!

As much as I believe everyone should have legal representation as it is part of our law, the legal aid system should not pay the lawyer any significant amounts of money or maybe they should let the fresh out of uni people do it as part of their experience.

No one should get rich for defending these people, unless they are innocent of course....

Innocent until proven guilty.

Morality comes second now days, Just because you can get a terrorist off the hook on a technicality doesnt mean you should.

<microwaves popcorn, makes himself comforable and awaits Peter Brant to tell us why you are wrong;)>

He'll be along anytime soon - once he has finished his Guardian:)

;)BTW and to speed things up Tim - do you read the Daily Mail?;)

Haha, No i dont read the mail, just mystic meg in the sun ;)

Oh that's easy.

If you take a case and you win it, then the alleged "terrorist", is not a terrorist at all. He/she is innocent. Therefore, you havent defended a terrorist at all. QED.

Unless of course people are saying you should be able to have legal representation unless you are accused of terrorism/paedophilia/murder :)

I was talking about technicalities, loop holes if you will. I know it happens I worked in law for many years, You know it happens you obviously have some grounding in law.


Anyways Im not getting drawn into a forum fight, just wanted to add my 2p worth. opinion is opinion, I have mine, you have yours.
karma will judge us all in the end.

I'm not fighting :) I am just pointing out, that until someone is found guilty of something, then they didn't do it.

And even if they are found guilty, that doesn't mean that representation wasn't warranted.

Think everyone is getting the wrong point. It's not the representation that is the problem it's the punishment side of things that need looking into. Everyone is innocent until proven quilty, and should be provided with adequate representation if they are using the state.

However, if found guilty by fair means, they should be hung :thumb:

I can see another side to this.
The solicitor probably felt the need to earn enough money just in case they never got any work again.
Also there are security issues for the solicitor, which could be costly.

I'm all for stringing terrorists up to be honest.
Just imagine how much money it costs to keep them in prison.

Shoot her now!

Valid point Pete but herein lies the problem with the adverserial system. In some cases the inquisitorial system would work better.:)