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fromwww.theguardian.com
8 hours ago

MoJ to remove right to trial by jury for thousands of cases in controversial overhaul

The 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.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Scottish parliament scraps legal verdict of not proven'

The Scottish verdict of not proven a global legal anomaly thought to be a key factor in the country's significantly lower convictions rate for rape and sexual assault has been abolished. MSPs agreed to scrap the unique Scottish verdict as they voted through a series of major reforms that Angela Constance, the justice secretary, said put victims and witnesses at the heart of a modern and fair justice system.
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