The Latest Breaking News from Jo Sidhu QC

Criminal barristers in England and Wales set to walk out on strike

The Criminal Bar Association action resumes on Tuesday and will continue indefinitely.

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2022

The UK’s new official opposition: how powerful union leaders are taking on the Tories

As the cost of living crisis bites, leaders of barristers to bin collectors are becoming a force to be reckoned with

The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2022

Barristers strike: Why are criminal lawyers staging indefinite walkout?

All-out industrial action seeks to force government’s hand in long-running dispute

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2022

Raab says barrister strikes ‘only delay justice for victims’ as walkouts begin

Barristers are staging court walkouts for several days from Monday in a dispute over legal aid funding.

The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2022

Magistrates’ sentencing powers doubled in bid to tackle courts backlog

But the move has been branded ‘counter-productive’ by lawyers.

The Independent UK · May 2, 2022

Sentencing powers doubled for magistrates to tackle case pile-up

Lawyers warn move will be ‘counter-productive’ in tackling Covid logjam

The Independent UK · May 1, 2022

Thousands of barristers to strike over legal aid fees after ‘alarming exodus’ of staff

Strike action could deepen courts problems, as system already faces 60,000 case backlog

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2022