As senior public servants line up for a fresh round of pay hikes, barristers say the talent pool is dwindling in criminal practice due to "pitiful" fees that remain at 2002 levels. DPER wants proof of recruitment and retention issues.
Six months into the role, the chair of the Bar Council Maura McNally talks about virtual law, priority vaccinations for barristers, low litigation figures, and why the Bar Council hasn’t ruled out selling its property portfolio.
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