Proposals to 'scrap jury trials' apart from serious casesMr Lammy, who is also deputy prime minister, wrote in a memo seen by The Times that there was “no right” to jury trials in the UK. He added that the changes to jury trials would not compromise a suspect’s rights. The Justice Secretary also wants to ask Parliament to end jury trials for defendants who would be jailed for up to five years, according to the BBC. Proposals to axe jury trials have faced opposition from legal professionals, including from the Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales. "We have not seen any real evidence that expanding the types of cases heard by a single judge will work to reduce the backlogs.
