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The automatic right to a trial by jury could be axed for fraud cases and some sexual offences under radical reforms being ...
The Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood addressed the state of the UK justice system in response to Sir ...
Sir Brian Leveson has unveiled plans to shake-up the structure of courts and reclassify offences. Reducing the number of jury ...
Ahead of publication of Leveson review, Shabana Mahmood says jury trials take five times longer than cases heard in the ...
Britain must radically reform its criminal justice system, including by removing the right to trial by jury for certain offences, to help tackle a record-high backlog of cases, a ...
Limit jury trials to save justice system from total collapse, government told - Sir Brian Leveson said his reforms are ...
Criminals will be able to get their prison sentences cut by 40% if they plead guilty, under new reforms set to be announced ...
According to the Telegraph, reviews in the past have suggested reforms to the court system which could allow defendants ...
Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood said ministers will now consider the recommendations and will respond ahead of legislating changes in the autumn. The Lord Chancellor said: "I have already lifted ...