The Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood addressed the state of the UK justice system in response to Sir ...

Ahead of publication of Leveson review, Shabana Mahmood says jury trials take five times longer than cases heard in the ...

The review comes as the court backlog reached a record high, with over 75,000 cases waiting to be seen. | ITV National News ...

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 ...

Sir Brian Leveson has unveiled plans to shake-up the structure of courts and reclassify offences on Wednesday.

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 ...

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 ...

Limit jury trials to save justice system from total collapse, government told - Sir Brian Leveson said his reforms are ...

Trials by jury could be scrapped for fraud and sexual assault cases in radical reforms to tackle court backlog - The ...

Criminals will be able to get their prison sentences cut by 40% if they plead guilty, under new reforms set to be announced ...

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 ...