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09 March 2009
Categories: Legal News , Legal services , Costs
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Customs prosecutions

A House of Commons Public Accounts Committee report into the Revenue and Customs Prosecution Office, published this month, recommends the department broaden its supply base. Official figures showed lawyers’ fees for the past five years amounted to £75m, of which law firms accounted for £20m.

 

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