As I work for a company that provides remarkably good (and indemnified) employment law advice for perhaps 60,000 employers in the UK, but which is not a firm of solicitors, the lack of privilege is a concern. Of course, what my Useful Employer represents is an alternative to using a firm of solicitors given the radical difference in pricing models between us both (depending on who you’re with, your access to us might start at about £10 per annum). The question has to be asked: will the current laws on privilege withstand the advent of Alternative Business Structures? If in five years an individual receives his divorce or employment advice from Tesco Law, but from one of their monkeys rather than a qualified solicitor, will the law on privilege really be be so stationary as to render the advice subject to disclosure? Of course not. We are entering a brave new world of legal services provision, and if you are involved in this sector then this Law21 blog post is compulsory reading:
http://law21.ca/2008/03/25/preparing-for-the-storm/

Or a reason to change the law and extend the scope of professional privilege. There are professional, are they not?