The British justice secretary, David Lammy, announced the contentious move on Tuesday as part of an attempt to tackle a ...

UK justice minister set to unveil 'sweeping' court reforms ...

The British government plans to propose an overhaul of the judicial system to address a backlog of nearly 80,000 cases.

It is a seductive thought. Poetic, even, but dangerously wrong. Because the right to a jury trial in the most serious ...

Right to trial by jury seen as a touchstone of the British justice system, but severe court backlogs may prompt change.

IF someone is raped tonight, they could face waiting years for their attacker to be hauled into court. That is the grim ...

The Jordan decision in 2016 aimed to rectify problems that persisted for decades after two Supreme Court decisions on delays: ...

The British government has announced changes to the right to trial by jury to address a backlog in the justice system ...

Mr Lammy, the Justice Secretary, will on Tuesday announce plans to "create faster routes for lower-level cases" and "free up ...

Justice Secretary David Lammy is pushing a sweeping overhaul of England’s and Wales’ criminal courts that would strip ...

Ex-shadow attorney general Karl Turner tells the BBC the plan to cut court backlogs 'won't work".

The UK has a shocking backlog of criminal cases. But a plan to cut back on jury trials will not necessarily solve the problem and might have far-reaching consequences The hallowed tradition of trial ...