Rebecca Black and Claudia Savage, PAThere has been significant disruption to courts in Northern Ireland as only a limited number of cases were able to be held as a result of strike action. The Lady Chief Justice’s Office confirmed that court cases will be held on Saturday or otherwise rearranged as a result of disruption from strike action taken by barristers on Friday. Hundreds of criminal barristers across Northern Ireland went on strike over “long overdue payments”. The action applied across all the criminal courts, including crown courts, magistrates’ courts, Court of Appeal, High Court and legal representation at extradition hearings and parole hearings. It is the first time barristers in Northern Ireland have taken such comprehensive industrial action.

Source: The Herald November 18, 2023 03:12 UTC