"There are no fat cats in criminal law, just a smaller and smaller pool of very dedicated, very hard working people", explains solicitor-advocate David Watts. As a regular lawyer working at Nottingham Crown Court, he has given his take on the planned strike action by some barristers in a row over legal aid funding.
Mr Watts, of Nottingham's Johnson Partnership, told Nottinghamshire Live: "The Government has starved the system of resources for years, with the result that every victim, every witness and every defendant now faces interminable delays. The criminal justice system is broken and we have had enough. It is time that the Government took their obligations to society seriously. The ball is firmly in their court.”
Solicitor-advocate Andrew Wesley, of VHS Solicitors in Nottingham, is supportive of the action and hopes it brings matters to a swift conclusion now the pressure has been increased by barristers across the country.
