在英國法律部門擔心外部援助所產生的法律費用。這意味著，他們將削減外聘律師的預算費用。在香港，恰恰相反，從新鴻基-郭的案子和“基本法”第22條可以看出，律政司正在積極參與外聘律師的法律服務。
Costs cutting
Since the legal department in the United Kingdom is showing signs of concern towards incurring legal costs for obtaining external assistance. This implies that they will cut the budget for counsel on fiat. However, in Hong Kong, we are heading in the opposite direction which is evident when one looks at the Sun Hung Kai- Kwok’s case and Basic Law Article 22 case, where the Department of Justice is actively engaging top grade legal advice.