
Barristers are voting on strike action after Justice Secretary Dominic Raab told them to ‘be patient’ on legal aid reform
(Picture: PA Wire)Criminal barristers will vote on strike action after being told by Dominic Raab to “be patient” on legal aid reform.
The Justice Secretary is at loggerheads with the legal sector over a review by Sir Christopher Bellamy, which recommended at least £135 million a year extra in the annual legal aid budget and concluded: “There is no scope for further delay”.