These lawyers in Sri Lanka are not paid and receive their salary from clients who come to them for services. In addition, lawyers working in the Attorney General’s Department as state attorneys are paid by the government and are prohibited from employing outsiders like other lawyers. In addition, lawyers are recruited to other government agencies and are paid by the government.
But even unpaid lawyers have now increased service fees. This was revealed in a survey conducted by our correspondents. Accordingly, Rs. 1,000 has been increased to Rs. 2,000, Rs. 2,000 to Rs. 4,000, Rs. 5,000 to Rs. 7,500, a case for Rs. 15,000 to Rs. 25,000, a case for Rs. 50,000 to Rs. But the majority of humanitarian lawyers have not increased their fees. Also the prices we have mentioned above have been changed in different ways according to different lawyers. The same goes for deed writing fees. If a lawyer took Rs. 7,500 a year ago, it has now increased to Rs. 10,000 or less.
Ravana Note
Since lawyers are not paid, they have no choice but to charge a fee for their work for their skills and hard work. But it is no secret that many lawyers do not do their job properly. We can write a lot about it. But this news is about the increase in fees.
Such a huge increase in fees will further hamper the administration of justice to the people involved in various cases. Many criminals are released from prison on bail and commit repeated crimes in exchange for legal fees. In addition, to solve the problems of their children.
When someone is arrested for a crime or as a suspect, he loses the job he was doing. When he or she is released on bail, he or she may be tempted to commit a recurring crime because they have no source of income.
Therefore, the government will have to take a decision regarding the cases of the people in the future. Otherwise, people will continue to commit crimes and the number of imprisonment will increase. It will be a process that will further destroy future generations as a country and even lawyers will face various threats and problems.
