Category: barristers’ strike

UK Barristers’ Strike Ends as Criminal Lawyers Accept New Government Offer

October 10, 2022
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The barristers’ strike, which crippled courts in England and Wales, is over after the members of the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) accepted the government’s new pay offer. The CBA announced on Twitter: “The Criminal Bar has voted to accept the proposal made by the government. With 57% voting to accept the offer made by Government,…

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Government Makes Barristers New Pay Offer as High Court Says Judges Erred in Releasing Defendants

September 29, 2022
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The Ministry of Justice says it has made an offer to the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) in an attempt to end the barristers’ strike. It comes as the High Court in London ruled that judges who refused to extend custody time limits and released defendants on bail because of the barristers’ strike “fell into legal…

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CPS Launches Legal Challenge After Bail Granted Because of Barristers’ Strike

September 23, 2022
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The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has launched a legal challenge after several judges released suspects on bail because delays caused by the barristers’ strike meant they had exceeded their custody time limits. The CPS has been granted the right to have a judicial review of at least three cases where judges rejected an application by…

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Custody Time Limits Under Pressure as Striking Criminal Barristers Offer to Negotiate

September 7, 2022
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The new justice secretary, Brandon Lewis, has been implored by striking barristers to negotiate with them over pay as the industrial action delays more trials and increases daily the size of the prison population in England and Wales. The Howard League for Penal Reform said there are currently more than 81,000 people being held in…

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