Bar Council Says Government Legal Aid Plan Is 'Unfair'

By Ashish Sareen ( August 27, 2026, 3:47 PM BST) -- The Bar Council has criticized government plans to exclude advocates' fees for additional Crown Court trial days from an annual legal aid funding increase of up to £34 million ($46.2 million), saying Thursday there is "no justification" for leaving them unchanged....

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