Barristers Insist ‘Money Is There’ for UK Government to End Strike

Lawyers from the Criminal Bar Association, which represents barristers in England and Wales, set up a picket line outside the Old Bailey in central London, on June 27, 2022. PA

One of the leaders of the union which has taken barristers in England and Wales out on strike has said the “money is there” for the government to solve the dispute and end the strike.

The Justice Secretary, Dominic Raab, has said barristers will receive a 15 percent pay rise for legally aided work from the end of September.