The use of a lawyer trained as a mediator would obviate the need for independent legal advice.

聘请受过训练做调解人的律师，就没必要再找独立的法律咨询了。

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The council spokesman said "anyone buying this land, even a small plot, should take independent legal advice and inspect the land before buying".

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One issue is the level of independent legal advice.

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However the advocate general, who gives independent legal advice to the court, has said the UK is not obliged to make good the workers' pensions losses, an indication that the court's eventual decision may go against the claimants.

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