The independent commentary on British political affairs.
The independent commentary on British political affairs.
May 2008
Vol. 11, No. 11
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The Fraud (Trials without a jury) Bill seeks to enact Criminal Justice Act 2003, s. 43 (CJA 2003), which allows for trial without a jury in complex and/or lengthy fraud cases on application by the prosecution. The test that must be satisfied is that the complexity and/or length of the trial is likely to make the trial so burdensome to members of the jury hearing it that the interests of justice require that serious consideration be given to a non-jury trial.
If the judge at first…
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