A Separate Legal Jurisdiction

Part of 2. Questions to the Counsel General – in the Senedd at 2:22 pm on 22 November 2017.

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Photo of Mark Reckless Mark Reckless Conservative 2:22, 22 November 2017

May I take this opportunity to congratulate the Member on his appointment as Counsel General? It gives me particular pleasure personally to have done so having attended university with him some quarter of a century ago now. As lawyers, we might see it as a good thing were the size of the legal profession to expand, but I wonder: speaking on behalf of the Government, does he have a view on whether a larger legal profession, on account of devolution and potentially a distinct jurisdiction, would be a good thing for Wales? Does he see any risk in distinguishing our legal system more clearly from that of England, perhaps for businesses who might be needing to pay for those lawyers?