sexual offence complaints take the longest time to get through courts, a national average of 8.6 months in england and wales. there is huge variation across the country. leicester crown court being the longest. at 15 months, last autumn. overall, the delay for all offences from report to crown court completion is 697 days. criminal barristers say the system is chronically underfunded. they have begun industrial action, refusing to take some cases to force the government to inject more cash. a young junior barrister, in the first three years of their practice, is earning just over £12,000 per year before tax. a lot of barristers now are working under minimum wage. we are facing a huge exodus of practitioners from the profession. sophia chandler was victimised by her former assistant who stole treasured gifts from her late husband.
they have begun industrial action, refusing to take some cases to force the government to inject more cash. a young junior barrister, in the first three years of their practice, is earning just over £12,000 per year before tax. a lot of barristers now are working under minimum wage. we are facing a huge exodus of practitioners from the profession. sophia chandler was victimised by her former assistant who stole treasured gifts from her late husband. her wait for a prosecution, five years. come on, darling. the offender even had time, albeit briefly, to go on the run. she stole my last memories i had from my late husband. and that s what i will never forgive her for. never. the more it was delayed, the more anxious i was feeling, and the more scared i was to go out. if it were to happen again, i would still go to the police and persevere.
completion is 697 days. criminal barristers say the system is chronically underfunded. they have begun industrial action, refusing to take some cases to force the government to inject more cash. a young junior barrister, in the first three years of their practice, is earning just over £12,000 per year before tax. a lot of barristers now are working under minimum wage. we are facing a huge exodus of practitioners from the profession. sophia chandler was victimised by her former assistant who stole treasured gifts from her late husband. her wait for a prosecution, five years. come on, darling. the offender even had time, albeit briefly, to go on the run. she stole my last memories i had from my late husband. and that s what i will never forgive her for. never. the more it was delayed, the more anxious i was feeling, and the more scared i was to go out. if it were to happen