barrister

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The national legal aid system pays for barristers and solicitors to act for a defendant who cannot afford to pay for their own lawyer.

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The family of Natalie McNally have said they have been left in "limbo" after they were warned the trial into her murder may be delayed because of industrial action by barristers.

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During the trial, prosecution barrister Anne Whyte KC said Harris, who ended his legal career in 2016, had "absolutely no respect" for the victims and had gone through the trial in a move of "self-preservation".

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Estelle Dehon KC, for Cagne, had asked the court for the challenge to be heard in February or March due to barristers for the group being unavailable in January, resulting in an "inequality of arms".

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"It would mean the court usurping and interfering with the decision of a locally elected chamber," the barrister added.

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