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NewsDefendants of 'good character' will be denied jury trial, MPs told
Racial bias concerns also raised during justice committee evidence session on Courts and Tribunals Bill.
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NewsLCJ expresses 'grave security concerns' over judge-only trials
Baroness Carr tells journalists she has 'every confidence in magistrates and Crown court judges to step up to the challenges they will be facing’.
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OpinionLawyers defend right to jury trial
Protest arranged quickly to coincide with the first parliamentary debate of Courts and Tribunals Bill attracts an impressive turnout.
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OpinionReducing court delays without compromising justice
Coordinated action must address judicial and court staffing, sitting availability, venue capacity, and the implementation of more viable legal aid rates.
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NewsBid to curtail jury trials clears first parliamentary hurdle
MPs vote by a majority of 101 to let the Courts and Tribunals Bill move to the next stage in journey to become law.
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NewsStalker solicitor given two-year community order
District judge at Thames magistrates’ court also imposes a seven-year restraining order.
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OpinionTrial by jury must not become the casualty of a strained justice system
Efficiency must never come at the expense of the constitutional principles that give that system its legitimacy.
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NewsSolicitors take jury reform fight to parliament
Solicitors declare 'no jury, no justice' ahead of first parliamentary debate of controversial reforms.
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NewsCPS instructions to counsel lack key details, inspectors find
Report into CPS’ approach to prosecuting crimes against older people says court delays ‘disproportionately impacted’ these victims.
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NewsMore than 3,200 lawyers urge Starmer to rethink jury trial reforms
More than 3,200 lawyers urge prime minister to focus on efficiency measures to cut Crown court backlog.
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NewsLawyers to advise rape complainants on 'unnecessary' requests
Justice secretary also commissions work to expand principles of Operation Soteria into the courtroom.
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NewsSolicitors escalate fight over jury curbs
Solicitors will march to parliament and lobby MPs ahead of first parliamentary debate on Courts and Tribunals Bill.
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NewsHow to succeed – don’t be flash
Advocacy is almost as much about what you don’t do as what you do.
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NewsTV host Rob Rinder urges MPs to oppose jury curbs
Barrister says offences that will be heard by judge alone are not minor and require public participation.
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NewsVeteran silk denies tax evasion charges
KC spoke only to confirm his name and deny the charges against him.
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OpinionCharting the journey from police station to charge
Hugh French reviews 'Defending Suspects at Police Stations (9th edition)'.
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NewsSave the date: MPs to debate jury curbs on 10 March
Justice committee issues call for evidence ahead of second reading of Courts and Tribunals Bill.
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NewsIn depth: Lord chancellor stands firm on jury trial curbs
Criminal lawyers have united to oppose jury trial curbs, but David Lammy is refusing to budge. Backbench MPs may yet pitch an eleventh-hour compromise plan.
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NewsAppeal over Qur’an burning acquittal dismissed
Lord Justice Warby and Ms Justice Obi did not consider the Crown court’s reasoning to contain ‘any logical flaw’.