Minister defends invoice to axe jury trials as 1000’s of attorneys urge PM to ‘rethink’

More than 3,200 attorneys have written to the prime minister urging him to "rethink" plans to limit jury trials for all however essentially the most critical instances.

The group, which incorporates 22 retired judges and greater than 300 senior barristers, alongside solicitors, lecturers, and different authorized professionals, have urged Sir Keir Starmer to halt what they are saying is an "erosion of a deeply entrenched constitutional principle for negligible gain".

Courts Minister Sarah Sackman instructed Sky News that victims are having to attend till 2030 for his or her case to achieve court docket and the invoice would cut back backlogs.

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