ABSTRACT
Thisargumentisfrequentlysupportedbyacomparisonwith theservicesgivenbydoctorstothehospitalsandascheme-quite afar-reachingscheme-for"LawHospitals"wasoutlinedina paper1readattheIIthannualmeetingoftheLawSocietyin I884.Eventhenitwasnotsuggestedthatalltheworkwouldbe donefree,butinanyeventtheanologybetweenthemedicaland solicitor'sprofessionsisunsound.Thedoctorwhogiveshis servicestoahospitalisenabledtodosobecauseheisentitledto chargehisprivatepatientslargeanduncontrolledfees,whereas thesolicitors'feesarerestricted;itcanevenbesaidthatadoctor isabletoobtainsuchlargefeesbecauseofthestandingwhichhe gainsfrombeingattachedtoahospital.Healsogainsexperience inthehospitalwhichisvaluabletohiminhisprivatepractice and-aminorpoint-heoweshisearlytrainingtoexperience gainedinthispublicinstitutionandmighttherefore,besaidto haveadutytorepaythebenefitsreceived.Moreover,itisnot therankandfileofthemedicalprofessionwhoareexpectedto givetheirservices;theconsultantsareeminentandestablished menwhilethegeneralpractitionerisnotexpectedtodo·more thanacceptpanelcasesorwaivehischargesinindividualcases, ifhefeelssoinclined.Conditionsareutterlydifferentsofaras thesolicitorisconcernedandindeedthereisnootherprofession whichprovidesorganizedcharityonalargescale.
