As criminal barristers in England and Wales gear up for indefinite strike action over legal aid fees this September, the Bar of Ireland has been told it will learn in the coming weeks whether recession era cuts are finally to be reversed. The Minister for Public Expenditure Michael McGrath met with representatives of the Bar Council last week to discuss restoration for criminal practitioners who are stuck on 2002 fee rates due to austerity era cuts. In a circular to Bar members, chair Maura McNally said the Minister informed them he was giving the issue his own personal attention and…

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