Around 50 barristers, wearing traditional wigs, set up a picket line outside the Old Bailey—the most famous court in Britain—as a strike began on Monday over pay and working conditions.
Barristers also set up picket lines outside courts in Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester, Leeds, and Cardiff.
Outside the Old Bailey, Lucie Wibberley, secretary of the Criminal Bar Association (CBA), said: “We’re here to protest against the unacceptable pay and working conditions those working in the justice system are currently facing. Action will take place in the hope the Government comes to the negotiating table.”
Justice Secretary Dominic Raab said the barrister strike was “regrettable” and would “only delay justice for victims.”…