Many criminal trials have ground to halt as barristers begin a month-long case boycott while teachers are due to take part in industrial action over pay.
Criminal barristers in Northern Ireland have begun a month-long boycott of legal aid-funded cases in the Crown Courts amid an ongoing dispute over fees.
Justice Minister Naomi Long said she was “disappointed” by the action, adding that it would impact “most acutely on the victims and witnesses who are waiting to give evidence and receive justice”. Teachers in Northern Ireland have yet to receive a formal pay offer for this academic year while teachers in England and Wales received a 5.5% pay uplift. At the time, the unions said no strike dates had yet been set by the unions as talks with the Department of Education and Education Authority remained ongoing.
The unions have urged the Department of Education to bring forward a “realistic offer” that recognises their worth and takes into account the cost of living. Stormont's Education Minister Paul Givan previously expressed his disappointment at the decision by the teachers’ unions to ballot their members for industrial action.
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