Fraud prosecutor could win out if latest plan to slash UK jury trials is realized
By Martin Coyle ( November 26, 2025, 16:46 GMT | Comment) -- UK ambitions to remove juries from trials of all but the most serious cases have met sharp criticism from lawyers, but calls for judge-only trials are nothing new, and for complex fraud cases there has long been a groundswell of support.UK ambitions to remove juries from trials of all but the most serious cases have met sharp criticism from lawyers, but calls for judge-only trials are nothing new, and for complex fraud cases there has long been a groundswell of support....
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