Barristers strike

[dandywarhol]

Re: Barristers strike

A family member got into a spot of bother 15 years,because it was a first offence they got legal aid.Last year a mate of mine was arrested for criminal damage.It cost him a grand to clear his name.
Speaking outside Bristol Crown Court, barrister Kannan Siva said more than one in four barristers have been “driven out of the jobs they loved because they simply can't afford to stay”.

He said: “For junior criminal barristers to be paid below minimum wage, a median income of just £12,200 a year, is not only scandalous but it will choke off the supply of the next generation of advocates - that pool of advocates that will help society and become our future judges.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Re: Barristers strike

A family member got into a spot of bother 15 years,because it was a first offence they got legal aid.Last year a mate of mine was arrested for criminal damage.It cost him a grand to clear his name.
Speaking outside Bristol Crown Court, barrister Kannan Siva said more than one in four barristers have been “driven out of the jobs they loved because they simply can't afford to stay”.

He said: “For junior criminal barristers to be paid below minimum wage, a median income of just £12,200 a year, is not only scandalous but it will choke off the supply of the next generation of advocates - that pool of advocates that will help society and become our future judges.

The Conservatives will sort it out

Remain calm

[Pedro de la Rosa]

Re: Barristers strike

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61946038

I’m all for strikes but having been subject to years of pay caps due to austerity, striking over a 15% pay rise (a potential £7000 extra a year) seems a little out of touch with reality.

System is broken, by the Tories. And it was broken pre covid. Take Giggs, he’s not had a trial for 2 years. There will be plenty of innocent men and women in prison for that time that haven’t faced a trial. Like most things, the Tories have brought the justice system to its knees with cuts, cuts and more cuts

[jon1959]

Re: Barristers strike

https://thesecretbarrister.com/2022/06/27/the-criminal-bar-on-strike-9-things-you-need-to-know/

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Re: Barristers strike

System is broken, by the Tories. And it was broken pre covid. Take Giggs, he’s not had a trial for 2 years. There will be plenty of innocent men and women in prison for that time that haven’t faced a trial. Like most things, the Tories have brought the justice system to its knees with cuts, cuts and more cuts

The tories are a complete bunch of cuts

[UNDERHILL1927]

Re: Barristers strike

https://thesecretbarrister.com/2022/...-need-to-know/

Thank you, really informative

[The Bloop]

Re: Barristers strike

People entering the job market will be put off many professions by the current discrepancies in salaries.
Whilst public servants are every year scrambling for any % rise they can get, they see many private companies giving decent pay rises and one-off payments to their employees.
They may just be one-offs, but if nothing is done to reduce the imbalance it could leave many essential services understaffed in the future.