Nottingham barristers criticise proposal to hold trials without a jury

Proposals made for jury-free trials in big court shake-up - have your say

The British legal system is in crisis with tens of thousands of cases on a court backlog

The countries around the world without jury trials

A bedrock of the English justice system is the right to be judged by a group of your peers – a jury. But it is far from the norm worldwide.As the backlog in the criminal courts continues to impede justice, the government is under pressure to come up with solutions – a task given to a former judge, Brian Leveson. His recommendations include removing the right to be tried by a jury of peers in certain cases. "I don't rejoice in these recommendatio…

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Nottingham barristers criticise proposal to hold trials without a jury

The recommendation has been put forward in a new report

'Prison should be a deterrent': Shropshire politicians react to proposals to improve 'unacceptable' court system

Sir Brian Leveson has unveiled plans to reduce the number of jury trials and create a new type of crown court where trials are heard by judges.