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Starmer mentor blasts Labour betrayal over jury trial reforms

Geoffrey Robertson KC accused the party of ‘taking an axe to a piece of English heritage’

The Independent UK

Founder of Starmer’s chambers denounces plans for jury trial cuts

Geoffrey Robertson KC accused the party of ‘taking an axe to a piece of English heritage’.

Evening Standard

Why axe so many juries? My plan would solve the courts crisis without harming justice

The backlog in England and Wales is serious but there are other ways to address it. There are many retired judges and calling them into action could be key, says former lord justice of appeal Alan Moses

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Lammy pleads with MPs to back jury reforms as Labour rebels signal dissent

The Justice Secretary was calling for the restoration of ‘swift and fair justice’ under reforms.

Evening Standard

David Lammy defends controversial reforms to jury trials amid Labour MPs backlash

Lammy states the justice system has ‘fallen behind the world it now serves’

The Independent UK

David Lammy defends plans to cut jury trials ahead of Commons showdown

The Independent UK

Thousands of lawyers urge Keir Starmer to rethink plans to cut jury trials

Government facing prospect of most serious backbench revolt yet over proposals for England and Wales

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‘Juries have not caused this crisis’: Top lawyers and ex-judges plead for government to rethink plans to curb jury trials

Retired judges and a former director of public prosecutions are among those calling for the justice secretary to halt plans to scrap juries for some crimes

The Independent UK

Victims facing ‘inhumane’ delays for justice as criminal cases take four years to go to trial

Shocking court backlog means serious criminals won't have their cases heard until 2030 – and more than 200 suspects accused of rape won’t face a judge and jury until at least 2028

The Independent UK

Retired judge urges Starmer to lead radical overhaul of struggling justice system

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The Independent UK

Review calls for more remote hearings to save courts system from ‘collapse’

Report to tackle courts’ backlog also recommends new criminal justice adviser to oversee courts, prisons and policing

The Guardian - UK

Starmer urged to take charge of courts crisis with system ‘on brink of collapse’

Sir Brian Leveson, who was appointed by the government to conduct an independent review of the courts system, has urged the government to adopt his ideas in full

The Independent UK

Starmer indicates he will not U-turn on plan to scrap some jury trials

Prime minister says move is crucial to delivering justice to victims of misogynist violence who ‘wait so long’

The Guardian - UK

Inside London's new super court as Government battles rising backlog of cases

London’s new mega court should help tackle the fastest growing backlog of criminal cases in the country

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

Judge-only trials in England and Wales will not wipe out crown court backlog, report says

IFG says proposed plans, which will slash the number of jury trials, will produce ‘marginal gains’ of less than 2% time saved

The Guardian - UK

Plans to limit jury trials in England and Wales may be watered down after backlash

Exclusive: David Lammy’s proposals could be altered to avoid fight in Lords after criticism from MPs, peers and lawyers

The Guardian - UK

Call for system that frees rape suspects as alternative to bail to be scrapped in England and Wales

‘Released under investigation’ leads to uncertainty and distress for both victim and accused, say campaigners

Evening Standard

OPINION - David Lammy: Justice delayed is justice denied, which is why we’re cutting back jury trials

David Lammy says radical action is needed to tackle the backlog as he defends his highly controversial decision to reform the courts

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The Independent UK

The jury is still out on David Lammy’s ‘swift court’ reforms

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The lord chancellor is right to adopt urgent measures to tackle a court backlog that is ruining lives and depriving so many of justice – but even if it takes years, the general presumption of a basic right to trial by jury must be restored

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Labour’s plan to cut jury trials: it’s wrong to remove a pillar of British justice

Editorial: Instead of rebuilding a cash-starved system, ministers propose removing protections. The country needs investment, not the hollowing out of justice

The Conversation

Jury trials: what the UK government’s plan to limit them would mean for victims, defendants and courts

Justice secretary David Lammy has announced one of the most significant changes to criminal justice in England and Wales in decades, by scrapping the use of jury trials for most offences that carry a likely jail sentence of less than three years.

The Guardian - UK

Why Lammy wants to scrap some jury trials – and the arguments against

Justice secretary says record backlog is failing victims and defendants, but there are concerns about lack of diversity among judges

The Guardian - UK

Lammy’s jury trial plans are ‘massive mistake’, say Labour MPs and peers

Only cases such as murder and rape or offences carrying sentence longer than three years would face jury under plans

Evening Standard

Jury trials to be axed for crimes with sentences under three years as 'swift court' plans announced

David Lammy told the House of Commons the plan for jury-free trials will take time to implement

The Independent UK

Juries to be scrapped in thousands of cases, David Lammy confirms

The justice secretary outlined ‘bold but necessary’ reforms including removing juries in cases that could have a jail sentence of three years or less

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