How much do barristers earn?

Saturday 2 May 2009 at 9:52 am | In News | Post Comment
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Charles Salmon QC
Many barristers do not earn enough to remain in practice, others have a 7 figure income.

The Minstry of Justice has revealed that for the financial year 2007/8 the following payments were made from legal aid.
Charles Salmon QC was paid £1,058,000 in criminal cases, Salmon represented Terry Adams, who was jailed for seven years for money laundering.
Howard Godfrey QC earned £988,000.
David Whitehouse QC earned £959,000.

Tuckers solicitors received £9,302,000 in legal aid payments
Johnson partnership earned £6,192,000.
Two million people shared a legal aid budget of £2 billion.

Ministry details here

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