The inquiry is 'going nowhere' after a raft of resignations, a representative for families says.
No explanation has been given for the departure of lead counsel Douglas Ross KC and three of his staff.programme: "It's going nowhere."
He added: "It is extraordinary, to say the least, for people such as counsel to the inquiry and others to resign their post and leave. "Most lawyers would find ways to work round any perceived difficulties but for lawyers to say they will no longer accept instructions – quite extraordinary."The lawyer warned the lead counsel would be difficult to replace because they were "particularly eminent - at the top of their particular branch of the law".
Prof Watson said: "When you lose somebody like Douglas Ross, you're asking another eminent [KC] to come forward, give up two or three years of their practice to do nothing else but this inquiry and when they finish it, I mean, they won't have any practice left." Asked who would want to replace the lead counsel, Mr Watson replied: "In my vote no-one. It's a hospital pass.""Whatever happens, even in a best-case scenario, delay is inevitable," the lawyer said.
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