In June, the Chief Executive of the Bar (Council) of Ireland Ciara Murphy wrote to the Director of Public Prosecutions to complain that
barristers had been "penalised" and "punished" for not going on strike.
There is a clear distinction between UNREGISTERED
barristers and PRACTICING
barristers in the English Legal System:
The Criminal Bar Association, which represents
barristers across the country, has advised its members to take 'days of action' and to refuse legal aid cases from April 1.
LHC Chief Justice urged the female
barristers to visit district courts and meet female judges to know the ground realities.
Typically, there are fewer opportunities for members of the public to encounter
barristers on the high street, at least that was true until recent years.
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But John Elvidge QC, leader of the North Eastern Circuit, accused ministers of drawing up "cynical policies" which "consistently misled the public about the true level of turnover for self employed
barristers practising criminal law".
Traditionally,
barristers had to be instructed by a solicitor but about 10 years ago the Bar Council introduced a scheme whereby certain professional people such as accountants and engineers could instruct
barristers directly without having to go through a solicitor.
Mr Lithman said 98 per cent of specialist criminal
barristers will refuse to work at hourly rates which would dip below the minimum wage.
A
BARRISTER has been banned for life after he "conned" a Teesside client and acted for him in a dispute when he had not finished his legal training.