SOLICITORS and barristers have suspended industrial action which saw defendants on serious charges appearing in Plymouth courts unrepresented.
Suspects facing allegations including wounding and robbery faced judges on their own as the legal aid strike began to bite.
Lawyers have refused to take on new legal aided cases since July 1 in a long-running national dispute with the Government.
Barristers, who are hired by solicitors to conduct hearings before the Crown Court, refused to pick up the...
