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30 September 2022
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LNB NEWS: Justice Secretary agrees deal with CBA to end strikes

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The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has announced that the new Justice Secretary, Rt Hon Brandon Lewis MP, has reached an agreement with the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) to get criminal barristers back to work. 

Lexis®Library update: The MoJ has said that criminal barristers have agreed to vote on ending strikes, the CBA will re-ballot members, a planned 15% fee increase for criminal barristers will now apply to the majority of cases currently in the Crown Court and the CBA and Bar Council have committed to working together with the government to reduce the court backlog and increase diversity among barristers.

The MoJ has said the fee increases will also apply to solicitors and it will make £3m of funding available for case preparation and £4m will be allocated to defence barristers involved in pre-recorded cross-examinations.

Source: New Justice Secretary agrees deal to get criminal barristers back to work

This content was first published by LNB News / Lexis®Library, a LexisNexis® company, on 29 September 2022 and is published with permission. Further information can be found at: www.lexisnexis.co.uk.

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