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Solicitor general to appeal ... climate activist who held sign on jurors' rights

• chrisjj 2y ago
  Url: https://www.theguardian.com/law/article/2024/may/15/trudi-warner-climate-activist-solicitor-general-appeal https://www.theguardian.com/law/article/2024/may/15/trudi-wa... If you are thinking surely the courts have better things to do with their time, you'd be correct: "Statistics released today demonstrate the lack of progress made in tackling the huge criminal court backlogs, says the Law Society of England and Wales. “It is extremely worrying to see the huge backlogs in our criminal courts continue to rise, which is leading to unacceptable delays for victims, witnesses and defendants,” said Law Society president Nick Emmerson. “The number of outstanding cases in the magistrates’ courts is almost 30,000 higher than it was a year ago. “While the Crown Court backlog has reduced slightly month-on-month to 65,077, it is still more than 3,500 higher than last year and far above the UK government’s target of reducing it to 53,000 by March 2025. “Decades of cuts and underinvestment in our criminal justice system has led us to this crisis where there aren’t enough judges, lawyers and court staff to deal with the huge volume of work." https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/contact-or-visit-us/press-office/press-releases/scant-progress-in-tackling-huge-court-backlogs https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/contact-or-visit-us/press-offi...