Such legislation could result in Welsh ministers recovering costs from bodies they fund, and the report asks if it is sensible to gaincompensation from one part of the public sector in order to give it to another.
The expected smaller gain in compensation also reflects intensified shareholder pressure about executive pay, particularly when it seems unrelated to performance.
Boards that choose to turn their backs to such dealings are enabling their consultants to use pension assets for their own financial gain, to negotiate for brokerage and other compensation with managers.
And from next year, consumers gain the right to be able to go to the Legal Ombudsman, which will have the power to award compensation to victims of rogue firms if appropriate.