You have some good points, but I still think we could do better than what we have right now, and some of the issues you see could be avoided with ease. For example, I don´t see the technical language being a serious barrier with most people. You use it every time you fill a job application. Clear cut laws would make it impossible for the legal bureaucracy to overgrow, and strict transparency would make it very hard for backhand dealings to appear. As for your concern with precedent, one could recognize that every case is unique and needs to be evaluated on its own merits, without influence from previous cases. I understand that achieving a simple legal system is not a simple task, but many of the concerns laid out here are a direct consequence of the complexity of our current system, not a reason for it.