The GOC's council meeting last week was a bit of a one off.
Henry Fonda may have managed to change the minds of his eleven fellow jurors in Lumet's classic 1957 court house thriller but the feat wasn't repeated last week.
Everyone at the table made positive noises about the two professions working hand in hand and that nothing should be done to drive a wedge between them or reduce the incentive for DOs to remain registered. But different levels of fee proved an intractable issue with those on both sides often citing the same issues, such as division between the professions, to support opposing arguments.
The GOC needs more money if it going to do what it says it wants to do. The chairman was left in an uneviable position of trying to seek agreement on a topic for which there was no agreement nor is ever likely to.
How harsh the various parties will be, not just on the GOC but on each other, in their condemnation remains to be seen.
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