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A ‘Hatton Garden’ type burglary now pays less than a shoplifting case and ‘resumption of action’ is ‘inevitable’, criminal defence barristers have warned this week. Heads of chambers are due to meet at the end of October to discuss what action to take if the Ministry of Justice does not honour its £15m offer in full and compensate for delays in implementing the offer.
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