Barristers Leaving Criminal Practice

Debate between Lord Kirkhope of Harrogate and Lord Wolfson of Tredegar

Thursday 17th March 2022 Lords Chamber

[Lord Wolfson of Tredegar (Con)]

My Lords, it did not take the threat of a strike from the Criminal Bar Association for us to respond to Sir Christopher Bellamy’s report, but I hope that our responding in a way which has drawn broad welcome from the Bar Council, the Law Society and the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives will mean that the Criminal Bar Association will withdraw its utterly ill-thought-out and unfounded strike proposal.

[Lord Kirkhope of Harrogate (Con)]

My Lords, I declare my interests here. Can my noble friend say what further proposals there may be to allow solicitors to appear in the higher courts?