A MAN awaiting sentence for seriously injuring a police officer while driving dangerously in Bradford has had his case adjourned because his barrister was on strike.

Jordan Foster pleaded guilty in April to committing the offence more than two years ago on August 14, 2020.

Today, Foster, 29, of Stoney Road Terrace, Halifax, turned up on bail at Bradford Crown Court to be told that his barrister was taking industrial action.

Judge Ahmed Nadim adjourned the case until October 11 saying that Foster was looking at a custodial sentence and needed to be legally represented.

He was sent to the crown court by Bradford and Keighley magistrates charged with causing serious injury to the police constable by driving a white BMW dangerously in Victoria Avenue, Eccleshill. His bail was enlarged to the next hearing.

Criminal barristers in England and Wales began an indefinite strike on Monday which has already seen several cases adjourned at the city’s crown court.

The Criminal Bar Association, which represents barristers, wants a 25 per cent rise in legal aid fees for representing defendants who could not otherwise afford to pay lawyers.