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Fair trial rights are under threat
- Fair trial rights are under threat as the justice system struggles with a backlog of jury trials. An increasing number of defendants are electing trial by jury, and the Government is eager to find solutions.
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Jul 15, 2020 · The right to jury trial is under imminent threat in England and Wales. As with all areas of life, Covid-19 has had a profound effect on the criminal justice system. Trials were suspended...
- Hannah Quirk
Jun 22, 2022 · The Bill recognises the right to trial by jury under, and subject to, the framework set by Parliament and the Scottish and Northern Ireland legislatures. Limits courts’ powers for...
Jul 1, 2020 · Now, trial by jury, a key safeguard and fundamental right for defendants, is under threat. Under the government’s proposals, ‘either way offences’, risk falling to be heard by only a judge with two magistrates.
Jun 30, 2020 · Is the threat to remove juries a danger to citizens' rights? In response to the recent suggestions of trial juries being removed in favour of lay magistrates, Kent Law School's Darren Weir said: ‘The right to trial by jury is once again under threat.
Jun 23, 2020 · Following Buckland’s appearance, the Criminal Bar Association said that trial by jury was now under ‘imminent threat’, and it urged practitioners to share their views on the proposals.
Jun 22, 2022 · Recognise the right to jury trial. The Bill recognises the right to trial by jury under, and subject to, the framework set by Parliament and the Scottish and Northern Ireland legislatures. Clarify the interpretation of certain rights.
It has to be accepted that there is a problem with running jury trials (particularly multi-handed cases) with social distancing measures in place, but it must not be used as an excuse to curtail the right of jury trial. At the moment, three court rooms are being used for one trial.
