Thousands of defendants a year could be deprived of the historic right to a jury trial under extreme proposals. The Justice Secretary ordered an assessment that outlined many steps to reduce the backlog in the Crown court. It also proposed increased use of ‘out of court’ punishments – frequently dismissed by critics as a mereContinue reading “A New Justice Review Could End Thousands Of Jury Trials”
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Some Crown Court Cases Won’t Have Jury Trials
In certain Crown Court cases, the Justice Secretary has alluded to the elimination of jury trials. Shabana Mahmood suggested an announcement will be made ‘imminently’ as the government scrambles to hear a tremendous backlog. Some 70,000 cases are facing waits of up to five years, with senior legal figures advocating an extreme overhaul. Criminals facingContinue reading “Some Crown Court Cases Won’t Have Jury Trials”
An Innocent Man Was Wrongly Imprisoned For 17 Years
An innocent man who was wrongly jailed for 17 years for a crime he didn’t commit faces having to pay for prison ‘board and lodging’ as he blasted his ‘kidnappers’. Andrew Malkinson, now 57, on Wednesday finally won a 20-year battle to clear his name after he was in 2003 given a life sentence withContinue reading “An Innocent Man Was Wrongly Imprisoned For 17 Years”
Bullying Probe Against Dominic Raab Now Has EIGHT Formal Complaints
No 10 Downing Street disclosed that Dominic Raab is now facing eight formal complaints about his conduct as an investigation into bullying allegations was widened once again. Downing Street said top barrister Adam Tolley KC had been asked by the Prime Minister to include a further five complaints in his ongoing investigation. The new allegationsContinue reading “Bullying Probe Against Dominic Raab Now Has EIGHT Formal Complaints”
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