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New Justice Secretary Brandon Lewis agrees to meet barristers on strike

Justice Secretary Brandon Lewis has agreed to meet with striking barristers next week, as new figures show the Crown Court backlog has risen to almost 60,000 cases.

Evening Standard

Defendants set free from prison as barrister Legal Aid strike continues

Thousands of trials and sentencing hearings have had to be abandoned

Evening Standard

New Justice Secretary Brandon Lewis urged to ‘negotiate pronto’ to end barristers strike

Brandon Lewis is the seventh Justice Secretary in seven years - and has inherited a backlog of roughly 60,000 criminal cases

Evening Standard

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Barristers on strike ready and willing to meet with new justice secretary, MPs told

Members of the Criminal Bar Association in England and Wales are taking part in a continuous walk-out.

The Independent UK

Bristol barristers join Criminal Bar Association walkout in 'fight for justice'

Action gathers momentum to ensure system's future

Bristol Post

Barristers in Wales will be on strike 'indefinitely' over Tory government's legal aid cuts

Jonathan Rees QC and colleagues in the Criminal Bar Assocation decried the lack of investment in the criminal justice system, on the steps of Cardiff Crown Court

Wales Online

Liz Truss’s justice secretary urged to meet striking criminal barristers

CBA chair called on Dominic Raab’s replacement to hold talks in attempt to resolve 22-week-long industrial action

The Guardian - UK

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Criminal barristers call on new PM Liz Truss to negotiate and end legal aid strike

Members of the Criminal Bar Association have been taking industrial action since April

Evening Standard

Interest rate updates: RBA increases cash rate for fifth month in a row — as it happened

The Reserve Bank lifts interest rates for the fifth month in a row, taking the cash rate to 2.35 per cent, a seven-year high. Look back on Tuesday's developments.

ABC News

CBA warns of mortgage lags as Reserve Bank set for another super size interest rate rise

The Commonwealth Bank is warning of the risk a three-month mortgage lag poses to the economy if the Reserve Bank keeps raising interest rates aggressively.

ABC News

Climbing interest rates yet to bite most Australian mortgage holders, economists say

As the RBA meets to consider the cash rate, analysts warn the impact of previous rises is yet to be felt fully

The Guardian - AU

Business fear of wage rise 'has no economic logic' after record profit, expert says

Last financial year's profits were the biggest in five years, but some businesses still say they can't afford to lift wages.

ABC News

Criminal barristers prepare for indefinite strike over legal aid

Escalation of action follows ministers’ refusal to agree to 25% increase in fees as backlog grows to 60,000 cases

The Guardian - UK

Why are criminal barristers striking and what will happen to court cases?

Barristers had been walking out on alternate weeks but are now embarking on an indefinite, uninterrupted strike.

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Criminal barristers in England and Wales set to walk out on strike

The Criminal Bar Association action resumes on Tuesday and will continue indefinitely.

The Guardian - UK

From crime to the courts: the biggest issues the UK’s new PM will face

Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak will have to deal with 20-year high in recorded crime and barristers’ indefinite strike this autumn

Al Jazeera

From barristers to refuse collectors, Britons strike en masse

Workers are livid that employers are refusing to pay more against the backdrop of wage-crushing inflation.

AAP

Vescio relishes special AFLW milestone

Carlton co-vice captain Darcy Vescio will bring up the 50-game milestone against Collingwood in the AFLW season opener.

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The New Daily

Michael Pascoe: Which way is up for our economy? Or is it down?

Keep an ear out for the various experts who were forecasting harder and faster interest rate hikes by the RBA. I suspect they might be going a little quiet.

The Independent UK

Dominic Raab: Barristers are holding justice to ransom with industrial action

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer accused the Government of doing ‘absolutely nothing’ to resolve the situation.

The Independent UK

Barristers strike: Why are criminal lawyers staging indefinite walkout?

All-out industrial action seeks to force government’s hand in long-running dispute

The Independent UK

Barristers’ strike ‘the government’s fault’, victims’ advocates say after minister blames lawyers

Justice minister calls all-out strike an ‘irresponsible decision that will only see more victims face further delays and distress’

Evening Standard

The Leader podcast: Why are lawyers striking?

As barristers in England and Wales have voted for an ‘indefinite strike’ there are concerns the action could cripple the criminal justice system.

The Independent UK

Why are criminal barristers striking and what will happen to court cases?

Barristers are currently walking out on alternate weeks.

The Independent UK

Government under fire for doing ‘nothing’ to resolve industrial disputes

Criminal barristers in England and Wales voted in favour of an all-out strike.

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