The Solicitor-General thinks Crown Law should've been more empathetic with Lake Alice survivors

Solicitor-General Una Jagose is the final witness at the Abuse in Care Inquiry hearings about the Manawatu child and adolescent unit.

She's spoken about what she's taken away from the Lake Alice litigations.

Jagose says in the case of Leonie McInroe - whose settlement in 2002 took nine years - the Crown didn't think about the effect on her life.

She says Crown Law needs to understand having the backing of the Crown is powerful - and they're also dealing with significant parts of vulnerable people's lives.

Jagose also criticised Crown Law for causing unnecessary, and unexplained, delays in court proceedings.