Strike action by barristers in a row over legal aid funding "will bring murder, rape and many other cases crashing to a halt", says one top QC. But Michael Auty, who is Nottingham born and bred, stresses, "that is the last thing any barrister would ever wish to happen". He claims politicians have forced the position.
The Criminal Bar Association (CBA), which represents barristers in England and Wales, said several days of court walkouts will begin from next week - which is expected to bring the criminal justice system to its knees.
Mr Auty is a newsagent's son who became a Recorder - part-time circuit judge - in 2019. He has prosecuted thousands of high profile complex cases across the Midlands including Operation Normality (R v Dawes), with prosecutor Paul Mann QC.
