Avtar Bhatoa

How the self-employed criminal bar intends to compete with solicitors

2011-01-27T00:00:00

There are probably about 5,000 self-employed barristers and 1,000 higher court advocates active in criminal defence work. While the number of firms has dwindled substantially in the last few years, the number of barristers has increased, notwithstanding the fact that the work has diminished, mainly through the Crown Prosecution Service ...