Crown court backlog falls by a whisker as jury trial row intensifies

25-06-2026 13:53 via lawgazette.co.uk

Crown court backlog falls by a whisker as jury trial row intensifies

Crown court cases open for a year or more surpassed 22,000 for the first time according to latest MoJ figures.

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