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