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Government drops plan to pilot juryless rape trials

Ministers have dropped plans for juryless rape trials to be piloted in Scotland after failing to secure cross-party support. Under the proposed pilot, a single judge, or possibly a panel, would have provided a verdict in certain rape cases rather ...

31 Oct 2024 at 13:40

Scotland

Defence lawyers welcome Government’s ‘humiliating U-turn’ on juryless trials

The Scottish Government’s decision to drop it proposal for juryless rape trials has been branded a “humiliating U-turn” by the body representing defence lawyers. The plans for a pilot scheme were opposed by the majority of the legal profession, ...

31 Oct 2024 at 16:59

Wrongly jailed Malkinson hails benefits rule change, but will continue fighting

A man who served 17 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of rape has spoken of his “intense relief” at changes to benefits rules under an official compensation scheme. Andrew Malkinson, who was the victim of one of the worst ...

10 Jul 2025 at 18:34

Prime Minister ‘ought to be ashamed’ for scrapping jury trials, Labour MP says

Sir Keir Starmer “ought to be ashamed of himself” over the Government’s proposed changes to jury trials, according to a Labour MP. Karl Turner, a former barrister, said removing the right to a jury trial in some cases is “not ...

10 Jan 2026 at 12:42

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