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Criminal defence barristers gather outside the Bristol Crown Court in support of strikes for the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) who are taking action over Government set fees for legal aid advocacy work. Picture date: Tuesday September 6, 2022.
DOMINIC RAAB has snubbed three written requests to meet with striking criminal barristers, MPs were told today.
Criminal Bar Association (CBA) chairwoman Kirsty Brimelow said that she still has “no idea” why the Justice Secretary has refused to meet them since industrial action was launched in April, saying that no explanation was given on each occasion.
Barristers launched their first day of indefinite all-out strike action on Monday over demands for a 25 per cent increase in legal aid fees, after a fall in their real earnings.
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