Barristers protested outside Liverpool Crown Court for the second consecutive week over "unsustainable" cuts to pay and conditions.
The Criminal Bar Association (CBA), which represents practising members of the Criminal Bar in England and Wales, rejected the Government's offer of a 15% pay rise which was set to come at the end of September. The Ministry of Justice argued the funding would see barristers earn an extra £7,000. However industry leaders said the new package would fail to cover years of expenditure cuts.
According to the Lawyer, a legal business magazine, the top 2% of barristers earn £1m a year while more than one in ten take home less than £30,000. The walkouts, which took place in Derby Square as well as across the country, have brought criminal proceedings to a halt.
