Tag: Brandon Lewis

UK Barristers’ Strike Ends as Criminal Lawyers Accept New Government Offer

The barristers’ strike, which crippled courts in England and Wales, is over after the members of the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) accepted the government’s new pay offer. The CBA announced on Twitter: “The Criminal Bar has voted to accept the proposal made by the government. With 57% voting to accept the offer made by Government,…


Custody Time Limits Under Pressure as Striking Criminal Barristers Offer to Negotiate

The new justice secretary, Brandon Lewis, has been implored by striking barristers to negotiate with them over pay as the industrial action delays more trials and increases daily the size of the prison population in England and Wales. The Howard League for Penal Reform said there are currently more than 81,000 people being held in…