24-11-2025 17:59 via theguardian.com

It’s not jury trials that have left Britain’s justice system in crisis | Letter

The introduction of an intermediary court that has not been properly piloted is not the answer when other efficiencies plaguing the system could be tackled first, says Barbara Mills of the Bar CouncilYour report (MoJ to remove right to trial by jury for thousands of cases in controversial overhaul, 20 November) confirms that next month the government will respond to the first part of the Leveson review into criminal courts, which includes the potential curtailing of the right to jury trial for c
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