Only cases of alleged murder, rape or manslaughter will be decided by a jury under new proposals to cut court backlogs.

JURY trials will be scrapped except for rapists and killers in a radical plan to clear the court backlog, a leaked David ...

The government is considering scrapping jury trials except in the most serious cases, according to reports.Justice secretary ...

The move to reduce the courts' backlog will 'erode' the system of justice in this country, according to lawyers.

The landmark ruling by the UK Supreme Court could trigger multiple legal challenges by men convicted of sexual offences.

The Justice Secretary David Lammy wrote to other ministers and senior civil servants warning drastic action was needed to cut ...

Justice Secretary David Lammy has reportedly proposed a significant overhaul of the UK’s court system, suggesting jury trials ...

Trial by jury could be abolished - except in extreme cases for crimes like rape, murder and manslaughter - in a major ...

New proposals have been revealed to scrap jury trials in England and Wales apart from the most serious of cases.

Radical proposals to slash crown court backlog mean only murder, rape, manslaughter and 'public interest' cases to be ...

The accused, who allegedly took sledgehammers to Israeli defense firms' premises in Bristol, are welcomed in court by some ...