Government Makes Barristers New Pay Offer as High Court Says Judges Erred in Releasing Defendants

Judges 'fell into legal error' in bailing defendants over barristers' strike

Criminal defence barristers rally in support of the ongoing Criminal Bar Association action, outside the Houses of Parliament, in London, on July 11, 2022. Stefan Rousseau/PA Media

The Ministry of Justice says it has made an offer to the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) in an attempt to end the barristers’ strike.

It comes as the High Court in London ruled that judges who refused to extend custody time limits and released defendants on bail because of the barristers’ strike “fell into legal error.”