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An Auckland duty lawyer isn't ruling out further action, after not working for a week to raise awareness for poor pay and conditions.
Duty lawyers are paid by the Justice Ministry to give free legal advice to those appearing in court who cannot afford a lawyer.
Last year, some duty lawyers announced they would make themselves unavailable to work for a week in January.
Dennis Ansley has been a duty lawyer in Auckland for more than 38 years and told RNZ other lawyers were pulled in to plug the gap during last week's industrial action.
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