Criminal silks could see a significant drop in pay to match the rates of leading junior barristers, following recommendations made by the Legal Services Commission (LSC) last week.
At a meeting between the LSC and Criminal Bar Association (CBA) on 20 September, the LSC outlined plans to overhaul the current pay system for legal aid work at the criminal Bar, including a proposal that could see barristers remunerated in line with the new Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates (QASA) instead of the current Advocate Graduated Fee Scheme (AGFS).
