Trial lawyers will end a weeks-long strike on Monday after voting to accept the government’s pay offer, their union said.

Criminal Barristers Association (CBA) said roughly 57% of trial lawyers balloted on the government’s pay offer had accepted it.

The strike is due to end at 4pm this afternoon

Criminal barristers walked out indefinitely on Sept. 5, refusing to take on new cases after weeks of intermittent action over the summer in a dispute over government funding.

The body agreed to ballot members again after talks with Justice Secretary Brandon Lewis in which he decided to propose further reforms to Government-set fees for legal aid advocacy work, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said.

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