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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Lammy to address court emergency' but expected to safeguard jury system UK politics live

Plans will reduce jury trials in England and Wales, shifting many cases to judge-only hearings amid a severe court backlog.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Justice secretary to lay out plans for swift justice' by scrapping some jury trials

Justice secretary plans to remove juries from many trials, introducing judge-only and intermediate courts to reduce a record crown court backlog and speed victims’ cases.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 weeks ago

Jury trials set to be scrapped except for most serious crimes

UK government is considering limiting jury trials to only the most serious offences, with many lesser cases to be decided by judges.
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