As barristers in England and Wales vote to strike, there are almost 60,000 cases waiting to be heard in the Crown Court. Barristers have voted to go on an indefinite, uninterrupted strike from Monday, September 5, the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) has announced.
That’s on top of industrial action that is due to start on August 30, meaning their last working day will be Friday, August 26. The strike is expected to delay thousands of cases, adding to an already large backlog.
There were a total of 58,653 outstanding Crown Court cases in England and Wales at the end of March 2022, figures from the Ministry of Justice reveal. That’s down from a peak of 60,970 cases in June 2021.
