Principled reasons to cut the number of jury trials | Letters

Retired judge Michael Harris says we should not reject reform, we should refine it. Christian Mole says the system is blighted by inefficiencyI understand the main argument for reducing the number of cases tried by jury: they take longer and are significantly more expensive (‘A move towards an authoritarian state’: what those with trial experience think of removing juries, 7 December). But two further points deserve emphasis.First, most countries do not use juries. We are one of very