Britain’s courts are collapsing, and we’re about to sacrifice jury trials to keep them running

Yates, Shaun S.

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Britain’s courts are collapsing, and we’re about to sacrifice jury trials to keep them running

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Yates, Shaun S. (2026) Britain’s courts are collapsing, and we’re about to sacrifice jury trials to keep them running. Leading Britain's Conversation (LBC).

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In recent months, jury trials have been offered as a sacrifice. Faced with vast backlogs in the Crown Courts, policymakers are looking for ways to speed cases through the system by moving more cases away from juries and into judge-only decisions. It sounds like a small change, but it’s anything but.

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