00:00And when it comes to exceptionally technical and lengthy fraud and financial trials, judges will be able to sit without a jury where appropriate.
00:08While these cases are small in number, they place undue pressures on jurors to sit for months, a significant interference with their personal and professional lives.
00:19These reforms are bold, Mr Speaker, but they're necessary.
00:23I'm clear that jury trials will continue to be the cornerstone of the system for the most serious offences.
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