Fewer jury trials could take place to prevent 'total system collapse' of UK's courts

Trial by jury is an ancient right

Labour’s plan to scrap jury trials must be fiercely resisted.

Could the Leveson Review spell the end of trial by jury?

A new proposal to restrict the use of trial by jury could fundamentally undermine the justice system

Georgia L Gilholy: Robert Jenrick is right. We must protect our right to trial by jury

Georgia L Gilholy is a journalist. The government commissioned the independent review into the UK’s “broken” justice system is hot off the press, and guess what? It warns that some jury-free trials must be permitted to avert a system “collapse”. Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick is leading the charge against this push, warning MPs on Wednesday that it was a “slippery slope” to abandoning jury trials altogether. The erstwhile Tory leadershi…

UK Labour government welcomes report calling for curtailing of jury trials

The new and decisive impulse for Starmer’s commissioning of the report is his government’s drive to impose mass repression against rising opposition to its agenda of austerity and imperialist violence.

Scrapping jury trials recommended to save court system

The court system in England and Wales has long been described as being close to collapse. Victims often have to wait years to see justice being done, and already some cases are being listed to start in four years’ time in 2029. So the government asked the former senior judge Sir Bryan Leveson to find solutions. He’s suggesting scrapping jury trials for many offences and creating new types of crown courts.

Could England and Wales introduce jury-free trials? Here’s how they work in other countries

The right to trial by jury is a fundamental part of the criminal justice system in England and Wales. But under new proposals to address a record backlog of almost 77,000 Crown Court cases, some cases could now be heard by judge alone. Sir Brian Leveson has delivered part one of his independent review of the criminal courts, making 45 recommendations to address delays in the criminal justice process. One of his recommendations is that serious of…