A solicitor's compensation for services other than litigation is obtained by rendering to the client a regular bill, minutely itemized. The writing of a post card will justify a charge of three shillings and sixpence, but, for a letter the demand may be five shillings and sixpence with a half-penny for the stamp. Each interview at the office, and every visit to the client's town or country house, is charged for; while incidental outlays and expenses are carefully detailed, including the fees paid the barrister for his opinions, for the drafting of pleadings and for appearance in court. If the matter has involved proceedings in court in which the solicitor's client has been successful, then various costs are allowed as part of the judgment to be recovered from the opposite side, although they do not necessarily equal the charges to be paid by the client, as will be explained when dealing with the subject of costs. Solicitors, unlike barristers, may sue for their compensation and are liable for negligence, although not for mistaken opinions upon questions of law. CHAPTER VII DISCIPLINE OF THE BAR AND OF SOLICITORS THE GENERAL COUNCIL OF THE BAR--THE STATUTORY COMMITTEE OF THE INCORPORATED LAW SOCIETY --RULINGS ON VARIOUS MATTERS--LAPSES FROM CORRECT STANDARDS. The discipline of the Bar--the maintenance of correct standards of professional conduct--is everywhere a difficult problem. In England, with the experience of centuries, good results are obtained, upon the whole, considering that human nature is alike the world over. The General Council of the Bar governs the Bar; the Statutory Committee of the Incorporated Law Society governs the solicitors. These two bodies occasionally confer together--or rather exchange views--in matters concerning the relations of the two branches of the profession. The General Council of the Bar, having heard a complaint against a barrister, reports its findings with recommendations--perhaps of disbarment in exceptionally serious cases--to the Benchers of the barrister's Inn. They alone have the power to act and nearly always follow the recommendation. Probably little difference exists in their deliberations, methods and actions in serious cases and that of corresponding disciplinary agencies in the United States, whether called a Bar Committee or a Committee of Censors. Disbarment is an extreme penalty in both countries, inflicted only for moral turpitude amounting usually to crime.