after there should be a flat rate for assigned cases as follows:-
Capital cases: Fee $500 with $300 daily refreshers
Other Cases Fee $300 with $200 daily refreshers
The Committee regards these proposed fees as very reasonable in view of the time that would have to be devoted by counsel to assigned criminal and civil cases in any given year, and to the fact that acceptance of assigned cases would result in most barristers having to refuse other more remunerative forms of work."
CONTROL OF REMUNERATION OF BARRISTERS IN
PRIVATE PRACTICE
I note that the statement that "The Bar Committee con- siders it incongruous that the remuneration of barristers in private practice should be controlled by the Chief Justice", was intended to refer only to remuneration in legal aid cases. It may perhaps be remarked that in England the power to fix fees in such case is vested in the Home Secretary.
CONTRIBUTION BY JUDGES & PROSECUTING OFFICERS.
I note what prompted your observation but would still appreciate any precedent to which you could refer me. FEES FIXED AT 1952 SCALE.
The source of my statement was paragraph 16 of the Committee's Report to which I have referred in the second paragraph of this letter.
REVISED SCALE.
You question the origin and adequacy of the scale I have mentioned as a possible temporary measure, pending a
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