Pay Restoration

Bar Council chair Sara Phelan SC has urged public expenditure and reform minister Michael McGrath to make a decision on fee restoration for barristers ahead of the coming government reshuffle. The Bar has called repeatedly for the reversal of cuts to professional fees paid to barristers practising c

Judges are set to benefit from pay increases of up to 15 per cent from next month, sparking consternation from barristers whose pay remains up to 69 per cent below pre-2008 levels. Public servants on salaries above €150,000 must have their pay restored to pre-2008 levels by 1 July 2022 under th