Latest Loony Idea From Lammy......

[ToraToraTora]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-55813636
I don't see how cutting the jury makes much difference. Most of the time is taken up in the snails pace of every thing involved in the legal system. I recently had experience of this when an old mate of mine was trialled for a relatively minor crime. It took at least 5 court appearances and a 9 day trial. Everything took hours and hours and he'd pleaded guilty to most of it! Should have taken no more than a day. Sort out your team Captain H.

[Sunk]

// When trials resumed after the first lockdown, there were severe delays and numerous cancellations due to social-distancing requirements. //

If you reduce the number of jurors you reduce the amount of social distancing requirements, so trials can start again.
Why is it a looney idea?

[ToraToraTora]

because they want to increase throughput, there are 101 better things to speed up. The trail I went to managed 12 jurors all SDd.

[Sunk]

// The trail I went to managed 12 jurors all SDd. //

Good for you. But the fact remains that lots of other trials were delayed, cancelled and a backlog has built up.
Halving the number of people they have to socially distance means half work putting on trials.
Halving the jury also halves the risk of a covid outbreak at court. The pool of Jurors goes twice as far.

The idea isn’t new, they have been looking at reducing jurors for years. Now is the ideal time to do it.

A jury trial costs 10 times more than a magistrates trial and costs have spiralled in recent years. They have been looking at doing away with jury trials for some offences such as fraud, rape and libel.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2087212/Trial-jury-faces-axe-thousands-cases-courts-try-cut-costs.html

[dannyk13]

Sunk, how will reducing the number of jurors speed up any trials?

[ToraToraTora]

rubbish sunkomit, it's tinkering at the edges, if we want to speed up the judiciary put a rocket up their Aprils in all their other snail like procedures. The whole apparatus is set up to slow justice down to maximize income for the money grubbing lawyers etc.

[Sunk]

Ah. So your post was just an excuse to rant against money grabbing lawyers.

Right oh. Bye, enjoy the rest of your day.

[Mamyalynne]

More Nightingale courts are needed which will mean the ability to use larger venues to enable easier social distancing thus reducing the backlog.

[dannyk13]

Sunk slinks away having failed to answer my post @ 14.09.Typical.

[ToraToraTora]

14:22, don't be ridiculous.

[Mamyalynne]

The way I see it Danny, if a particular court is too small to enable proper distancing for all then there will be a delay whilst they wait for larger venue - that was the reason behind the Nightingale courts and more are needed.

[dannyk13]

Lynne, that could be a valid reason for delays.