According to British media reports on the 27th, barristers in England and Wales organized a strike that day due to a salary dispute. The
strike is planned to last for four weeks, with two days of strike this week (27th and 28th), and one additional day per week thereafter, with a full week of strike from July 18th to July 22nd. During the strike, lawyers will not take on new cases or work through backlogs. The Criminal Lawyers Association, which represents England and Wales, said some 81.5% of its more than 2,000 members supported the action.
According to the head of the Criminal Bar Association, real incomes of barristers have fallen by an average of 28% since 2006, nearly 40% of junior criminal lawyers have left their job within a year, and more than a quarter of specialist criminal lawyers - around 300 Person, resigned within the past five years. A shortage of barristers is leading to years of waits for cases to be heard. According to statistics from the British judicial department, as of the end of April, the backlog of cases exceeded 58,000.
British Justice Minister Raab said that day that the strike was "regrettable" and that the strike action "will only delay justice for the victims." He called on barristers to agree to a proposed 15% pay rise, which would see a typical barrister earn around £7,000 more a year.
