The row over legal aid fees is continuing

The row over legal aid fees is continuing, with solicitors warning the system has effectively ground to a halt.

The dispute centres on a new €520 flat fee for District Court cases, which solicitors say is unworkable, as a growing court backlog leaves victims and defendants waiting.

Criminal defence solicitors staged a walkout at the Criminal Courts of Justice today, after deciding to extend their withdrawal of services into September.

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