Barristers walk out of courts in strike over legal aid funding

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Barristers walk out of courts in strike over legal aid funding
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The strike will take place over four weeks and also see barristers refuse to take on new cases.

In 2014 barristers staged a series of walkouts across the country which brought major trials to a halt

The Criminal Bar Association said around 81.5% of its more than 2,000 members who voted in a ballot supported the action. However, Kirsty Brimelow QC, deputy chair of the CBA, which represents barristers in England and Wales, told the BBC's Today programme that any increase in pay would not be seen until the end of 2023 "at the earliest" as it would not apply to backlogged cases.

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