Judges wrong to state views about barristers’ strike, high court told

DPP is challenging decisions by judges not to keep defendants behind bars in cases affected by strike

Judges acted wrongly when expressing views on the criminal barristers' strike as they refused to keep defendants behind bars in cases delayed by the ongoing pay dispute, the high court has heard.

The director of public prosecutions (DPP) is challenging the legitimacy of decisions taken by judges at Bristol and Manchester crown courts not to extend the period that three men in two cases could be held on remand beyond the six-month limit.