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Previously on "Lawyers on strike - WTF?!"

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  • xoggoth
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    You can tell who's guilty just by looking at them. All they need is a criminal face recognition machine and they could get rid of most of this lot.

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  • eek
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    Yep... I used to think being a contract was bad (rates ain't increased that much in 15 years) but your typical barrister has seen rates for criminal cases half in that time

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  • d000hg
    started a topic Lawyers on strike - WTF?!

    Lawyers on strike - WTF?!

    BBC News - Lawyers staging second walk-out over legal aid cuts



    The CBA said many junior barristers face rates as low as £20 a day, once the hours of preparation, time in court and chambers' fees are factored in, as well as receiving no holiday pay, no pension provision and no sickness or maternity benefits.

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