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An unprecedented court strike was supported yesterday by thousands of lawyers opposed to Tory plans to slash legal aid and sentence the poorest to injustice.
Over 200 barristers in black gowns and wigs picketed London's Old Bailey as part of their first ever national industrial action.
Major walkouts were also staged in Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Birmingham, Newcastle, Winchester, Bristol and Cardiff before lawyers returned to their cases at 2pm.
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The government’s case for abolishing most jury trials doesn’t stand up to scrutiny, argues KIM JOHNSON MP – and it must be stopped before it does lasting damage to democracy
ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the government’s proposals to further limit the right of citizens to trial by jury
