Justice secretary and deputy prime minister David Lammy has announced plans to scrap jury trials for all but the most serious cases. (Alamy) Jury trials in England and Wales will be scrapped for ...

The government is considering scrapping jury trials except in the most serious cases, according to reports. Justice secretary David Lammy has reportedly proposed a significant overhaul of the UK’s ...

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LONDON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Britain will remove the historic right to trial by jury for defendants in many less serious criminal cases in an effort to tackle a growing crisis in the court system, ...

The right to trial by jury dates back to at least the 12th century. The government's proposals to limit it in England and Wales, many argue, run counter to the UK's core democratic principles. And as ...

Judges and lawyers should consider a more jury trial-like approach where deliberation begins after the last exhausted lawyer, at the end of rebuttal, drenched with sweat, slumps into the nearest chair ...