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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 be

• zhte415 9y ago
  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.
• janfoeh 9y ago
  That's an interesting interpretation that did not occur to me. Thanks!