Slashing jury trials could clear courts backlog within a decade, says Lammy – The Guardian

Posted January 12th, 2026 in news by sally

‘The backlog of nearly 80,000 trials clogging up the court system could be cleared within a decade if parliament agrees to slash the number of jury trials, David Lammy, the lord chancellor, has claimed.’

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The Guardian, 11th January 2026

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