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Barristers to vote on ending strike action after pay offer

Barristers will be asked to vote on whether to end strike action in the wake of fresh Government proposals in a row over pay. The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) has agreed to ballot members again after talks with new Justice Secretary Brandon Lewis ...

29 Sept 2022 at 14:29

Barristers to vote on ending strike action after pay offer, Government says

Barristers will be asked to vote on whether to end strike action in the wake of fresh Government proposals in a row over pay, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said. According to the department, the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) has agreed to ballot ...

29 Sept 2022 at 12:04

Striking barristers resume demonstrations amid talks with ministers over pay

Striking barristers described the criminal justice system as “broken” as they took part in a fresh round of demonstrations while talks with the Government in their row over pay continue. The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) said discussions with ...

28 Sept 2022 at 16:15

Barristers’ strike delays ‘may not be good enough reason to extend custody’

Delays to criminal trials affected by the ongoing barristers’ strike may not be a good enough reason to keep defendants in custody on remand if the dispute continues beyond the end of November, High Court judges have said. The Director of ...

28 Sept 2022 at 16:40

Barristers to vote next week on whether to end strike action

Barristers will be asked to vote next week on whether to end strike action after a pay offer from the Government. A ballot for Criminal Bar Association (CBA) members is due to open on Tuesday and close on Sunday, a spokesman said. A ...

30 Sept 2022 at 20:05

Judges ‘wrong’ to take position over barrister pay dispute, High Court told

Judges were “wrong” to express views over the merits of a pay dispute between the Government and lawyers when refusing to keep defendants behind bars ahead of trials hit by strike action, the High Court has been told. The Director ...

26 Sept 2022 at 18:39

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Kildare court sittings impacted as barristers go on strike for the first time

Sittings at Naas District Court today have been impacted by the criminal law barrister's strike. Barristers nationwide have gone on strike for the first time ever in a dispute with the government over a failure to reverse pay ...

03 Oct 2023 at 15:33

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Kildare court sittings impacted as barristers go on strike for the first time

03 Oct 2023 at 15:33

Inishowen

Donegal barristers withdraw services for third time in call for pay restoration

Barristers began a third day of industrial action on Wednesday over pay dispute by striking outside circuit court sittings nationwide. One of the strikes took place at Buncrana Courthouse during a circuit court sitting ...

25 Jul 2024 at 17:33

Inishowen

Donegal barristers withdraw services for third time in call for pay restoration

25 Jul 2024 at 17:33

Crime & Court

Wigging out: Barristers go on strike outside Kilkenny Courthouse over pay

Barristers gathered outside Kilkenny Courthouse this morning to protest the level of fees paid to criminal practitioners, which they say were cut from between 28% and 60% during the 2008 to 2011 period. In ...

09 Jul 2024 at 12:33

Northern Ireland

Chloe Mitchell murder trial to go ahead despite strike by criminal barristers

The Chloe Mitchell murder trial is to go ahead despite a criminal barristers’ strike, after a meeting between barristers and the Justice Minister. Due to a long-running dispute over fees for legal aid, ...

15 Feb 2026 at 18:17

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