Non jury trials could help clear coronavirus backlog, says QC
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Geoffrey Robertson recommends Australian model allowing defendants to opt for trial by judge only
Geoffrey Robertson QC: ‘Coronavirus has stopped trials by jury, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing’
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Defendants should be allowed to opt for trial by judge rather than in front of a jury, a prominent human rights lawyer has proposed, as a means of partially restarting the criminal justice system.
Geoffrey Robertson QC, a barrister who has served as an international tribunal judge, believes British courts could follow many Australian states that permit the accused to choose a hearing without the traditional jury of 12 men and women. Continue reading...
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