UK Government Scraps Controversial Plan to Curb Some Jury Trials
First reported 3 Oct, 23:08 UTCUpdated 2h ago6 sources
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The UK government said it will scrap earlier plans for some criminal trials to be heard by a judge alone, watering down proposed legislation that had sparked strong opposition from legal professionals and some Labour backbenchers.
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The UK government said it will scrap earlier plans for some criminal trials to be heard by a judge alone, watering down proposed legislation that had sparked strong opposition from legal professionals and some Labour backbenchers.
The Prime Minister U-turned on the contentious proposals introduced during Sir Keir Starmer's premiership which aimed to reduce the UK courts backlog.
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- Britain scraps heavily criticised plans to curb jury trials after backlash (opens The Straits Times in a new tab)
The decision addresses concerns over defendants' rights but includes increasing magistrates' sentencing powers.
- Barristers brand Andy Burnham's jury trials move 'car crash' within seconds of U-turn (opens GB News in a new tab)
Barristers up and down the country branded Andy Burnham's jury trials U-turn a "car crash" within seconds of its announcement last night. The move would push thousands more cases onto the nation's magistrates' courts by stripping defendants of their right to choose a Crown Court trial, the Criminal Bar Association…
- Britain scraps heavily criticized plans to curb jury trials after backlash (opens Arab News in a new tab)
LONDON: Britain will scrap plans to remove the historic right to trial by jury for defendants in less serious criminal cases, the government announced on Sunday, in response to sustained criticism of the proposals by many lawyers and politicians. The decision by Andy Burnham, who became prime minister in July, to…
- Andy Burnham scraps controversial plans to curb jury trials (opens Daily Mail in a new tab)
The Prime Minister U-turned on the contentious proposals introduced during Sir Keir Starmer's premiership which aimed to reduce the UK courts backlog.
- UK Government Scraps Controversial Plan to Curb Some Jury Trials (opens Bloomberg in a new tab)
The UK government said it will scrap earlier plans for some criminal trials to be heard by a judge alone, watering down proposed legislation that had sparked strong opposition from legal professionals and some Labour backbenchers.
- Courts backlog will fall despite scrapping of jury trial plan, minister says (opens BBC News in a new tab)
Speaking to the BBC, the justice secretary vows to reduce delays in the system after scrapping plans from the previous government.
