Criminal barristers in England and Wales have voted in favour of an all-out strike in a row with the Government over jobs and pay.Members of the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) have been walking out on alternate weeks but were balloted on whether to escalate the industrial action with an indefinite, uninterrupted strike that would start on September 5.The continuous walkout effectively begins next week because the current alternate weeks are ongoing. This means Friday will be the last working day

Criminal barristers in England and Wales have voted in favour of an all-out strike in a row with the Government over jobs and pay.Members of the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) have been walking out on alternate weeks but were balloted on whether to escalate the industrial action with an indefinite, uninterrupted strike that would start on September 5.The continuous walkout effectively begins next week because the current alternate weeks are ongoing. This means Friday will be the last working day for barristers before they walk out on Tuesday August 30.The ballot closed at midnight on Sunday and the result was announced on Monday morning.