fusion

• fusion refers to the idea that the distinction between solicitors and barristers should be removed resulting in a single merged legal profession
• an advantage of fusion is that it may result in reduced costs for clients as only one lawyer would be required instead of having both a solicitor and barista and cases which proceed to trial which would avoid duplication of work
• another advantage of fusion is that it would result in greater continuity for clients as one person could deal with a case from start to finish
• disadvantage of fusion is that it would result in a decrease of specialist skills of advocacy as lawyers no longer study advocacy in the same depth
• another disadvantage of fusion is the loss of the cab rank rule which states that barriers must accept any case offered to them for which they are available