In a letter to the Guardian, two former Bar Council presidents and two former Law Society presidents accused Hermer’s critics of undermining public trust in the legal system.
The letter, signed by former Bar Council chairs Stephen Hockman and Sam Townend and former Law Society presidents Christina Blacklaws and I Stephanie Boyce, criticises the “deeply personal and indeed venomous attacks” levelled against Hermer and other lawyers.
Senior lawyers have condemned the “venomous” and “deeply personal” attacks on the attorney general, Richard Hermer, saying they were causing “immense and untold damage” to society and the rule of law.
In their letter defending Hermer, the four lawyers say that public confidence in the rule of law and justice system is under threat.
At prime minister’s questions last week, Starmer defended Hermer and said that “everybody’s entitled to legal representation in this country: that means that lawyers don’t necessarily agree with their clients”.
