Critics say scrapping of plans, which aimed to increase judge-alone trials to deliver swifter justice, leaves court system and victims vulnerable Ministers have scrapped plans that would have slashed the number of jury trials in England and Wales and replaced them with a judge sitting alone. The proposals had sparked a fierce backlash from lawyers , who have welcomed the U-turn. But the victims’ commissioner expressed concern about the abandonment of measures drawn up by the then justice secretary, David Lammy, under Keir Starmer’s government, to tackle the record backlog in the courts. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/ajrMJT4 via IFTTT
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59th over: Australia 177-4 (Green 48, Carey 30) Another nick for four! Carey throws the bat, this time it slashes wider between slip and gully, and Hasan can only lift his eyes skywards again.
58th over: Australia 173-4 (Green 48, Carey 26) Another quick over from Mehidy, only scoring shot is a Green dab past the keeper.
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