Legal aid
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Anonymous criminal barrister posts breakdown of entire year’s earnings on Twitter — less than £20,000
£19.5k BEFORE chambers rent, insurance and practising certificate
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Criminal bar strike in pics 📸
Barristers join picket lines across the country
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Criminal barristers to strike as row over legal aid escalates
Walkouts from next Monday
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Criminal law not an attractive long-term career, say 81% of junior lawyers
Low pay 👎 long hours 👎 poor work-life balance 👎
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Top criminal chambers pledge support for ‘no returns’ as barrister action begins
Move comes in response to ‘unacceptably low’ legal aid fees
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Not enough! Criminal bar responds to government’s £135 million legal aid pledge
Lord Chancellor accepts recommendation of independent review — but bar chief warns move won’t stop colleagues quitting