{"id":690756,"date":"2026-01-12T09:23:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T09:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/690756\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T09:23:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T09:23:21","slug":"northern-ireland-criminal-defence-barristers-on-strike-the-best-way-to-ensure-trials-go-ahead-is-for-justice-minister-long-to-sit-down-and-sort-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/690756\/","title":{"rendered":"Northern Ireland Criminal Defence Barristers on strike: \u2018The best way to ensure trials go ahead is for justice minister Long to sit down and sort this\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Criminal defence barristers say they have no choice be to strikeLawyers say low fees make the job unviable\n<\/p>\n

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Northern Ireland\u2019s criminal defence barristers are on indefinite strike over pay.<\/p>\n

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Naomi Long<\/p>\n

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Northern Ireland\u2019s criminal defence barristers are on indefinite strike over pay.<\/p>\n

The move will exacerbate delays in a system already notorious for how slowly it can operate. The criminal justice process can take many years.<\/p>\n

But the lawyers say they have been left with no option.<\/p>\n

Representatives of the criminal defence barristers say fees they\u2019re paid are now so low \u2013 that it\u2019s unsustainable and are harming the profession and its future.<\/p>\n

Justice Minister Naomi Long says the strike is unnecessary and will have a “devastating impact on the justice system, particularly for victims”.<\/p>\n

Ciar\u00e1n Dunbar is joined by criminal defence barristers, Michael Forde and Aoife Macauley, who put forward their case.<\/p>\n

Barristers strike means delays for victims but lawyers say they have no choice <\/p>\n

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