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‘Juries have not caused this crisis’: Top lawyers and ex-judges plead for government to rethink plans to curb jury trials

Retired judges and a former director of public prosecutions are among those calling for the justice secretary to halt plans to scrap juries for some crimes

The Independent UK

Thousands of trials will not be heard until at least 2028, data reveals

The backlog includes 206 rape trials that are not listed to start until 2028.

Evening Standard

OPINION - The conveyor belt justice ‘unfair to the vulnerable’

Tristan Kirk, the Standard’s indefatigable courts correspondent, appeared on the BBC’s Today programme this morning while many of us were still in our slumbers.

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Fast-track court system ‘unfair to the vulnerable’

A controversial courts system for lower-level crimes has come under criticism by a leading barrister

Evening Standard

Backlog of adult rape cases in courts in England and Wales hits record high

Figures prompt warnings that lack of investment is hampering drive to tackle low conviction rates in rape cases

The Guardian - UK

Fraud case delays in England and Wales double in eight years

The rise occurred despite the number of court trials dropping to a third of 2014 levels, according to analysis

The Guardian - UK

Police sex allegations should be investigated by different force, MPs told

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Striking barristers resume demonstrations amid talks with ministers over pay

The Criminal Bar Association said discussions with the Ministry of Justice are ‘progressing at pace and remain constructive’.

The Independent UK

Striking barristers to resume demonstrations amid talks with ministers over pay

The Criminal Bar Association said discussions with the Ministry of Justice are “progressing at pace and remain constructive”.

The Independent UK

Senior barristers don mourning bands to pay tribute to Queen’s public service

More than 50 King’s Counsel and junior barristers made a rare out-of-court appearance in their black gowns and wigs.

The Independent UK

Leading barristers become King’s Counsel instead of Queen’s Counsel

Bar Council chairman Mark Fenhalls used the KC initials in a statement issued after the Queen’s death.

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