UK politicsfromwww.theguardian.com1 week agoWhy Lammy wants to scrap some jury trials and the arguments againstThousands of criminal trials in England and Wales will move from juries to judges and magistrates to tackle a severe crown court backlog.
UK politicsfromwww.bbc.com1 week agoJury trial reforms set to be announcedGovernment plans to restrict jury trials in England and Wales, replacing most Crown Court jury trials with judge-only trials to reduce case backlogs.
UK politicsfromwww.theguardian.com3 weeks agoMoJ to remove right to trial by jury for thousands of cases in controversial overhaulThe government will remove the right to jury trial for thousands of cases and create judge-only Crown Court divisions to cut a nearly 80,000-case backlog by 2029.
UK politicsfromwww.bbc.com5 months agoJury-free trials recommended to save courts from 'collapse'Thousands of jury cases should be decided by judges alone to reduce backlog and expedite justice.