The Law Society of Scotland has also raised concerns the move could turn solicitors into "unpaid debt collectors", saying the Scottish LegalAidBoard was the "obvious body" for collecting money.
They said they felt compelled to act after the Scottish government and the Scottish LegalAidBoard (SLAB) "refused to heed their fears" over a new bill that would "further damage a profession that has had to absorb a series of crippling cuts in recent years".
We are deeply concerned that clients are choosing to appear unrepresented in court while their solicitor is on strike, even though the services of a duty solicitor provided by the Scottish LegalAidBoard are available to them, as this choice is unlikely to be in their best interests.