Criminal barristers withdraw services over pay dispute

Sara Phelan SC, chairwoman of the Council of The Bar of Ireland (left) and Sean Guerin SC, chairman of the Criminal State Bar Committee (right) with criminal law barristers as they withdrew services in October (Cillian Sherlock/PA)

Criminal barristers are refusing to work on Tuesday as part of three days of planned action in July.

Following a recommendation from the Council of The Bar of Ireland last month, criminal barristers around the country will withdraw their services on Tuesday in a dispute over fees.