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Solicitors and barristers on strike in fees dispute. Barristers begin four-week strike over legal aid. Show comments. Advertisement. Advertisement. In Other News. Entertainment. Entertainment.
In 2014, barristers called their first ever strike for a half day to protest cuts to the legal aid budget. [8] 25 percent of barristers have left the profession since 2017 and an additional 25 percent plan to quit. Due to lack of barristers, 280 trials could not be held in the three months prior to 2022. [3]
Criminal barristers in England and Wales have conducted a series of walkouts since April in a row with the Government over pay and conditions and on September 5 began continuous, indefinite strike ...
Nina Grahame QC, who was also taking part in the strike, said the situation had reached “tipping point” as junior barristers “cannot survive” on average annual earnings of £12,200 and ...
Members of the Criminal Bar Association are being balloted on an indefinite strike that would start on September 5.
The Director of Public Prosecutions had brought a challenge against decisions made in two separate cases in Bristol and Manchester.
The Criminal Bar Association is taking action in a dispute over conditions and Government set fees for legal aid advocacy work.
The BMA organized a strike ballot, the result of which was announced on 20 February 2023. [35] More than 98% of respondents supported strike action, and the BMA subsequently announced a 72-hour strike starting 13 March. [36] The strike had a significant disruptive impact, causing cancellations of an estimated 175000 appointments and procedures ...