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Re:The Exquisitely English (and Lucrative) World of London C... by s0l1dsnak3123 on Thursday June 01, 2017 @06:42AM (#14459223)
I saw this as a veiled threat from the Clerk that they'd drop the barristers as clients - in other words the clerk wouldn't ask for a penny more compensation because he wouldn't be passing the barristers any more work.
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Re:The Exquisitely English (and Lucrative) World of London C... by zhte415 on Thursday June 01, 2017 @09:39AM (#14460106)
Indeed. And in this veiled threat contained a promise that as long as the fee [10%] was paid, the Clerk would continue to work without problem or hassle.

In making so, the cost/risk of the Clerk was minimised compared, in modern language, to changing vendor. There were no more hidden costs.

No idea why you were downvoted.

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Re:The Exquisitely English (and Lucrative) World of London C... by janfoeh on Thursday June 01, 2017 @02:41PM (#14463163)
That's an interesting interpretation that did not occur to me. Thanks!
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