Observing History - Heathrow Robbery Trial Starts Without Jury
Supporters of the defendants in the UK’s first modern criminal trial where a jury has been denied placed banners on the railings outside the Royal Courts of Justice.
This morning I went to the Royal Courts of Justice to personally witness the start of the first modern [...]
The Royal Courts of Justice. The country’s great cathedral of justice is reduced to a mere reminder of a past era by the government’s erosion of the right to trial by jury. (Photo credit: antmoose)
The first criminal trial without a jury in modern times is to begin on Tuesday the 12th of January 2009. [...]
In September 2008 I responded to a consultation entitled Confidence and confidentiality: openness in family courts - a new approach run by the Ministry of Justice. I agreed with the following main points:
The current court rules on disclosure need to be amended to allow for wider disclosure of information in cases involving children [...]