Lawyers Urge Govt to Rethink Plans to Restrict Jury Trials

Proposals to Cut Criminal Court Backlogs

Plans to restrict the use of jury trials in England and Wales are facing mounting opposition from the legal profession and within Parliament, as the government prepares to advance legislation aimed at reducing the growing backlog in the criminal courts. More than 3,000 lawyers have written to the Prime Minister urging the government to reconsider […]