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>presumably because the original barrister will get no or less pay if that happens.

in india, legal help is FREE if the lawyer is appointed by the court in cases i mentioned so there is no question of getting paid less or more. they are on a government salary so how does it matter?

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They are not on government salary. In UK, these are private lawyers who contract some hours of their services to private individuals, companies and also the government, and at this time they are choosing to serve only their private customers as the government does not offer a competitive rate.

They are going on strike, demanding that the government salary be higher. If they continued to represent clients, they would be breaking the strike, so their "negotiations" would fail.

I agree, it is completely reprehensible.

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