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Legal Chambers Founder Criticizes Labour's Plan to Limit Jury Trials

Primul articol: 13 apr. 2026, 20:00 | Ultima actualizare: 13 apr. 2026, 20:00 | 1 sursa | 1 articol
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A prominent legal figure, who founded the chambers where Labour leader Keir Starmer once practiced, has voiced strong opposition to the party's plans to limit jury trials. The proposal, aimed at streamlining the justice system and reducing backlogs, has faced criticism from various corners of the legal profession. Opponents argue that reducing jury trials could undermine the principle of justice and erode public trust in the legal system.

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The Guardian English Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent 13 apr. 2026, 20:00 (acum 2 ore)

Founder of Starmer’s legal chambers condemns Labour plans to cut jury trials

Geoffrey Robertson says proposals to reduce backlog are betrayal of party’s values and a ‘cure worse than the disease’The founder of Keir Starmer’s barristers’ chambers has condemned the planned restriction of jury trials in England and Wales as “a betrayal of the values for which Labour purports to stand”.Geoffrey Robertson KC, founding head of Doughty Street Chambers, where the attorney general, Richard Hermer KC, and the justice secretary, David Lammy, also had their professional homes, has w

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