Barristers go on strike over legal aid fees
Junior barristers can earn as little as £88 a day in court for a bail application and are not paid for preparation work or travel, meaning they can end up earning less than the minimum wage.
Junior barristers can earn as little as £88 a day in court for a bail application and are not paid for preparation work or travel, meaning they can end up earning less than the minimum wage.
Labour Campaign for Human Rights backer Andy Slaughter: “Legal Aid has been cut below effective levels.”
Legal and human rights groups around the country celebrated the announcement.
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