The Bar Council of England and Wales on Tuesday called on the government to reconsider its proposed reforms to trial by jury, which aim to scrap jury trials in cases where a convicted defendant ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A think tank said David Lammy’s plans would face ‘strong resistance’ from lawyers and judges - James Manning/PA David Lammy’s ...

The United Kingdom’s justice secretary, David Lammy, is limiting people’s right to a trial by jury in England and Wales. Under proposals he outlined in parliament on Tuesday, only defendants accused ...

LONDON — Britain will limit the right of some criminal defendants to a trial by jury — a cornerstone of British justice dating to Magna Carta in 1215 — in a bid to clear dangerously clogged court ...

There is a real risk that these reforms will only serve to make a dire situation even worse, writes Cassia Rowland ...

Adams has always denied being an IRA member, although he has ‌long faced accusations that he was involved in its killing campaign.

LONDON (AP) — The right to trial by jury will be pared back in Britain in an attempt to clear a backlog of cases clogging up the justice system, the government announced Tuesday. Justice Secretary ...

Dozens of criminal trials will not take place for another four years, damning new figures reveal, as crime victims face “inhumane” delays for justice under Britain’s broken courts system. Spiralling ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, listens to Lord Chancellor David Lammy speaking during the annual Lady Mayor's ...