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Judges “guilty” over fraud case costs

Thursday 5 January 2006 at 10:52 pm | In News | Post Comment

Jury trials for fraud cases may not be scrapped, because judges, not juries, are to blame for the “enormous” cost of big fraud trials, according to an unpublished report by a working party of three leading criminal QCs.

The working party believes that there would be little saving in time or cost if juries were to be abolished in serious fraud cases, as the Government currently intends. Indeed, cases could take longer because the judge would be expected to consider more detailed evidence and write a reasoned verdict.

The story is to be found in The Telegraph, here.