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The Shit of Theseus
January 26, 2026 at 12:54 PM
The Shit of Theseus
Reposted
Introducing judge-only trials in the crown court would be a radical change to rights and principles of English & Welsh criminal law. But it would *not* have a radical impact on the spiralling case backlog: quite the reverse. It would save <2% of time in the crown court.
January 22, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Introducing judge-only trials in the crown court would be a radical change to rights and principles of English & Welsh criminal law. But it would *not* have a radical impact on the spiralling case backlog: quite the reverse. It would save <2% of time in the crown court.