{"id":"4a8be1af-7c25-4ade-a419-8b26f350d732","url":"https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/10/04/britain-scraps-heavily-criticised-plans-to-curb-jury-trials-after-backlash/","domain":"irishtimes.com","outlet":{"name":"The Irish Times","country":"IE","cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false},"title":"Britain scraps heavily criticised plans to curb jury trials after backlash","plainHeadline":"Britain scraps plans to remove jury trials for less serious cases","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["UK government abandons plans to curb jury trials for cases under three years.","Decision follows sustained criticism from lawyers and politicians.","MoJ would increase magistrates' sentencing powers despite the reversal.","CBA welcomed the change but warned a threat to jury trials remains.","England and Wales Crown Court jury backlog stood at nearly 81,000."],"topics":["Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-04T06:39:18.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-04T06:57:20.336Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/0d272517-4749-4daf-8d69-0edddbde3078","storyId":"0d272517-4749-4daf-8d69-0edddbde3078","image":"https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HRXYPRBB2JA7NDJGH2NTM4W5CQ.jpg?auth=ec161dd824e614b169b5f9e8a264b07ab4fe7048b083d5c70868f92ffb39a6de&smart=true&width=1200&height=800","author":"Sun Oct","dek":"Case backlog awaiting trial by jury in Crown Courts in England and Wales was nearly 81,000 in June"}