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Northern Ireland's barristers vote to extend action in dispute over legal aid fees
Crown Court at Laganside in Belfast as the start of a month long withdrawal of services in legal aid funded cases in the Crown Court in an ongoing dispute over fees, January 6, 2025
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CRIMINAL barristers in Northern Ireland have voted to extend a boycott of legal aid-funded crown court cases for a further four weeks.
The withdrawal of services is part of an ongoing dispute over fees.
Members of the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) have not been appearing in such cases this month and have now announced that the action will continue throughout February.
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