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Minister insists court backlogs will fall despite jury trials U-turn
Original: Court backlogs will still fall despite jury trials U-turn, Alex Norris says https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/dav
Alex Norris, a UK government minister, says court backlogs in England and Wales will still come down despite the government's reversal on restricting jury trials. The comments follow controversy over Justice Secretary David Lammy's plan to limit jury trials for some cases, a policy later dropped. Norris's assurance is being met with scepticism from critics who doubt the courts can clear record case backlogs without the reform.
Why now: The government's U-turn on jury trial reform has renewed debate over how the courts will tackle huge case backlogs.
Alex NorrisDavid LammyUK Ministry of Justice
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