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Urgent government response needed to Bellamy review of lawyers’ salaries, says chair of Criminal Bar Association
Profession already under strain from budget cuts faces further anxiety with many criminal trials unable to take place
Cuts imposed eight years ago are having a ‘damaging effect’ on barristers, according to Bar Council report
Lord chief justice for England and Wales says ‘profound thinking’ will be needed to deal with backlog of cases
Bar Council says half of all chambers cannot survive without extra government support
Mostly out of sight, the criminal justice system cannot be out of mind
Series of walkouts are planned in protest at new payment system
Bar Council called on lord chancellor to condemn tabloid media vitriol
Judges raise concerns that reforms make it more expensive for companies to claim money owed
Lawyers and MPs said fee runs against interests of justice and fails in its purpose
Bar Council warns fee system encourages guilty pleas
Concerns rising costs influence range of people considering a career at the Bar
Move would hit small and medium enterprises disproportionately
Peer fears legal aid cuts will do damage for decades to come
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