1.   As would be expected, own solicitors are less available than duty solicitors and rota schemes perform better than panels.

2.   At least before the duty solicitor people were directed to lawyers who had qualifications in advocacy.

3.   Best to let Mr Surkov see the duty solicitor on legal aid.

4.   Given that these defendants are unlikely to know the names of solicitors the responsibility for acting quickly settles on the duty solicitor.

5.   Mr Surkov would get the chance of seeing the duty solicitor.

6.   Not every person who presents himself as the duty solicitor is competent to handle criminal matters.

7.   The scramble to redistribute existing resources and clients provides the conditions for the development of schemes such as the duty solicitor.

8.   Last year the Automobile Association took over operation of the scheme, which puts police in touch with local duty solicitors.

9.   Mr Hunsley said it was now up to the AA to find other duty solicitors.