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In pictures: Lawyers take action across the country

2022-06-27T10:52:00+01:00

Criminal barristers begin strike action outside Old Bailey in row over legal aid fees

Criminal barristers begin strike action outside Old Bailey in row over legal aid fees

Barristers start strike action outside Central Criminal Court

Barristers start strike action outside Central Criminal Court

Criminal Bar strike action, Old Bailey

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Criminal Bar chair Jo Sidhu QC outside the Old Bailey

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Barristers start strike action outside Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey) in London demanding rise in legal aid payments

Barristers protesting in London

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Criminal barristers from the Criminal Bar Association (CBA), which represents barristers in England and Wales, outside Leeds Combined Court

Outside Leeds Combined Court on the first of several days of court walkouts

Outside Manchester Crown Court on the first of several days of court walkouts

Richard Atkins QC, former Chair of the Criminal Bar Association, reads a statement outside Birmingham Crown Court

Birmingham Crown Court protests

Criminal barristers from the Western Circuit line up outside Bristol Crown Court he walkout

Barristers protest outside Cardiff Crown Court during the first of a number of days of strike action

Barristers protest outside Cardiff Crown Court during the first of a number of days of strike action

Jonathan Rees QC makes a statement as barristers protest outside Cardiff Crown Court

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Barristers and solicitors join picket lines outside courts in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Bristol and Cardiff

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