From 10 am today, a group of criminal law barristers will withdraw their services from the Criminal Courts of Justice and courthouses across the country in a row over fees. The walkout entitled A Celebration of Failure II follows on from a day of similar action in May attended by more than 70 practitioners and earlier protests. While the Bar of Ireland is sympathetic to their cause, it will not officially come out in solidarity with the protest despite yesterday announcing its backing for a similar walkout by criminal bar members on October 3. Why? Because the two groups have a divergent…

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