At the moment, a person is entitled to be represented at the state's expense by a fully qualified advocate in the High Court of Justiciary, and to be prosecuted by another advocate, with all the rules of ethics and procedure that we have for such solemn proceedings and with the training and expertise in advocacy that the Faculty of Advocates possesses.I realise that that sounds like a bit of a pitch for a closed shop. However, I believe that solicitor advocates might also be concerned about the proposal to implement section 13(1) because they have gone to the trouble of becoming qualified to appear in the High Court to represent people who face sentences of up to five years.