The chairman of the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) has appealed to the public to back protests against Government reforms of criminal advocacy, following an all-day meeting of Northern Circuit barristers this week that led to disruption at courts in the north of the UK. The Northern Circuit of the Bar met in Manchester on Monday (22 April, pictured top) to address the Ministry of Justice's (MoJ) plans to introduce price-competitive tendering (PCT) for legal aid contracts, which could see criminal work awarded to the lowest bidder regardless of expertise.
April 25, 2013 at 07:03 PM
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The original version of this story was published on Legalweek
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The chairman of the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) has appealed to the public to back protests against Government reforms of criminal advocacy, following an all-day meeting of Northern Circuit barristers this week that led to disruption at courts in the north of the UK.
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