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UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 days ago

Justice secretary to lay out plans for swift justice' by scrapping some jury trials

Justice secretary plans to remove juries from many trials, introducing judge-only and intermediate courts to reduce a record crown court backlog and speed victims’ cases.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Crown court backlog in England and Wales hits new record of almost 80,000 cases

Crown court backlog in England and Wales reached nearly 80,000 cases, extending trial waits to as long as four years.
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