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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent

Dominic Raab accused of failing to address concerns of criminal barristers

Criminal defence barristers gather outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London to support the ongoing CBA action over government set fees for legal aid advocacy work. One holds a pastiches of the famous Barack Obama
Criminal defence barristers gather outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London to support the ongoing CBA action over government set fees for legal aid advocacy work. Photograph: Kirsty O’Connor/PA

Dominic Raab has been accused of failing to take the concerns of criminal barristers in England and Wales seriously as the estimated number of cases delayed by their strike hit 2,000.

Barristers once again joined picket lines across the country on Monday as the walkout over legal aid fees entered its second week. Speaking outside the Royal Courts of Justice in central London, Jo Sidhu QC, chair of the Criminal Bar Association (CBA), said they would continue “until we get the justice that we deserve and the public is entitled to”.

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