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Criminal defence barristers gather outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London to support the ongoing Criminal Bar Association action over government-set fees for legal aid advocacy work, in an undated file photo. Kirsty O’Connor/PA
Criminal barristers in England and Wales have voted to escalate their pay dispute with the government and walk out in an all-out strike next month.
The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) started industrial action in June and have been on strike on alternate weeks since the beginning of August but they will commence an indefinite strike from Sept. 5.