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budget 2024 Catherine Sanz: Increase in barrister fees a ‘first step’ towards making crime pay The 10 per cent increase represents the unwinding of a cut introduced in 2011, the Bar Council claims
Legal Barristers threaten further strikes if pay not restored in budgetLast week’s withdrawal of service by criminal lawyers likely to be repeated if measures not deemed enough, says chairwoman of the Bar Council
Legal James McDermott: Crime doesn’t pay for criminals they say – or for barristers it seems In no other sector would professionals be expected to work for 2002 rates of pay – but criminal law barristers are, and it’s causing a brain drain