UK high court judges to be given 25% pay rise to tackle hiring crisis

Ministry of Justice warns high court will be 40% below strength by end of year

High courts judges, who already earn more than 185,000 a year, are to be given an immediate 25% salary rise in an attempt to overcome an intensifying recruitment crisis.

With more than a tenth of high court posts in England and Wales vacant, the justice secretary, David Gauke, has announced a "temporary recruitment and retention allowance" scheme to encourage more applicants.