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Victims facing ‘inhumane’ delays for justice as criminal cases take four years to go to trial

Shocking court backlog means serious criminals won't have their cases heard until 2030 – and more than 200 suspects accused of rape won’t face a judge and jury until at least 2028

The Independent UK

Retired judge urges Starmer to lead radical overhaul of struggling justice system

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The Independent UK

Review calls for more remote hearings to save courts system from ‘collapse’

Report to tackle courts’ backlog also recommends new criminal justice adviser to oversee courts, prisons and policing

The Guardian - UK

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Starmer urged to take charge of courts crisis with system ‘on brink of collapse’

Sir Brian Leveson, who was appointed by the government to conduct an independent review of the courts system, has urged the government to adopt his ideas in full

The Independent UK

Starmer indicates he will not U-turn on plan to scrap some jury trials

Prime minister says move is crucial to delivering justice to victims of misogynist violence who ‘wait so long’

The Guardian - UK

Inside London's new super court as Government battles rising backlog of cases

London’s new mega court should help tackle the fastest growing backlog of criminal cases in the country

Evening Standard

Judge-only trials in England and Wales will not wipe out crown court backlog, report says

IFG says proposed plans, which will slash the number of jury trials, will produce ‘marginal gains’ of less than 2% time saved

The Guardian - UK

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Plans to limit jury trials in England and Wales may be watered down after backlash

Exclusive: David Lammy’s proposals could be altered to avoid fight in Lords after criticism from MPs, peers and lawyers

The Guardian - UK

Call for system that frees rape suspects as alternative to bail to be scrapped in England and Wales

‘Released under investigation’ leads to uncertainty and distress for both victim and accused, say campaigners

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - David Lammy: Justice delayed is justice denied, which is why we’re cutting back jury trials

David Lammy says radical action is needed to tackle the backlog as he defends his highly controversial decision to reform the courts

Evening Standard

The jury is still out on David Lammy’s ‘swift court’ reforms

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The lord chancellor is right to adopt urgent measures to tackle a court backlog that is ruining lives and depriving so many of justice – but even if it takes years, the general presumption of a basic right to trial by jury must be restored

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on Labour’s plan to cut jury trials: it’s wrong to remove a pillar of British justice

Editorial: Instead of rebuilding a cash-starved system, ministers propose removing protections. The country needs investment, not the hollowing out of justice

The Guardian - UK

Jury trials: what the UK government’s plan to limit them would mean for victims, defendants and courts

Justice secretary David Lammy has announced one of the most significant changes to criminal justice in England and Wales in decades, by scrapping the use of jury trials for most offences that carry a likely jail sentence of less than three years.

The Conversation

Why Lammy wants to scrap some jury trials – and the arguments against

Justice secretary says record backlog is failing victims and defendants, but there are concerns about lack of diversity among judges

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Lammy’s jury trial plans are ‘massive mistake’, say Labour MPs and peers

Only cases such as murder and rape or offences carrying sentence longer than three years would face jury under plans

Evening Standard

Jury trials to be axed for crimes with sentences under three years as 'swift court' plans announced

David Lammy told the House of Commons the plan for jury-free trials will take time to implement

The Independent UK

Juries to be scrapped in thousands of cases, David Lammy confirms

The justice secretary outlined ‘bold but necessary’ reforms including removing juries in cases that could have a jail sentence of three years or less

Evening Standard

Mobile phone thieves shouldn't be able to delay rape cases by demanding trial by jury, suggests David Lammy

The Justice Secretary was unveiling reforms to deal with a ‘courts emergency’

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Evening Standard

Lammy says jury trials ‘fundamental’ ahead of expected reforms to limit them

Mr Lammy will lay out reforms to overhaul the courts system including recommendations from Sir Brian Leveson.

The Guardian - UK

MPs launch inquiry into Andrew’s lease arrangements at Royal Lodge – as it happened

Justice secretary expected to pull back from plans to reserve jury trials from only the most serious cases

The Guardian - UK

David Lammy expected to water down plans to scrap most jury trials

Justice secretary suggests he will stick to Leveson’s recommended three-year sentence threshold in England and Wales, after ‘cabinet feedback’

The Independent UK

Lammy to lay out sweeping reforms for ‘swift justice’ including plans to scrap jury trials in thousands of cases

Judge-only trials could replace juries for less serious crimes as David Lammy unveils ‘bold’ plans for a Canada-inspired justice system

Evening Standard

Justice Secretary to set out reforms to tackle ‘courts emergency’

David Lammy will lay out reforms to overhaul the system on Tuesday.

The Guardian - UK

Lammy lambasts ‘courts emergency’ as he prepares to face MPs over plans to slash jury trials

Justice secretary expected to announce plans to tackle backlog of cases as he says system has been pushed to brink of collapse

The Guardian - UK

Plan to reduce jury trials an ‘irremediable error’, lawyers say in MoJ letter

More than 100 lawyers have accused the Ministry of Justice of ignoring the legal profession’s objections

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