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Criminal Bar update: Crime doesn’t pay

29 July 2022
Issue: 7989 / Categories: Legal News , Criminal , Profession
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The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) has now moved the barrister strikes into its alternating weeks phase, as negotiations with the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) have stalled
This meant barristers returned to court for this week. Meanwhile, the MoJ has published its interim response to the criminal legal aid independent review and consultation on policy proposals which closed in June and received 203 responses. The MoJ responded that fee increases will come into force for cases that begin from 30 September 2022, and changes to the scope of pre-charge engagement will be implemented through a contract amendment in October.
Issue: 7989 / Categories: Legal News , Criminal , Profession
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