00:00The attack on jury trials is completely unacceptable and an attack on more than 800 years of legal tradition in
00:07this country.
00:08It is the case that there are delays in the courts that need to be addressed.
00:13But yesterday, 10% of the Crown courts in the country weren't sitting.
00:17We need the courts to sit every day and for more hours and we need much more intensive casework as
00:24the courts handle the cases that are coming up.
00:27As we've seen in particular parts of the country like Liverpool where they've done a very good job.
00:32But attacking jury trials is not just wrong in principle, it won't work in terms of saving time.
00:39Because in the scheme that the government is creating with this legislation today, there will be new time pressures and
00:46new administrative burdens for judges and for the courts.
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