Swear at a Barrister

A few years ago barristers were allowed to be commissioners for oaths. At a time when their earnings are under such savage attack, this could become an important money-spinner. They charge £4 an oath, and it only takes a minute of their time. In an eight-hour day, if they don’t go to lunch and have an adequate queuing system, they can do 480 signings, for a daily income approaching £2,000. Barristers claim that oaths taken in front of them are more truthful, and last longer, than those done by solicitors. The only problem is that very few documents need to be sworn in this way. Still every little helps.