Eleanor Gleeson retweetledi
I could literally reduce the Crown Court backlog in 9 steps starting tomorrow. And precisely none of it would involve tampering with jury trials.
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Eleanor Gleeson
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Eleanor Gleeson
@eleanor_gleeson
Criminal Barrister at Cobden House Chambers. Middle Temple, 2019 Call.
Manchester/ Liverpool Katılım Nisan 2019
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Eleanor Gleeson retweetledi
"We're starting to lose sight of what we are trying to do in our courts... we are looking for justice"
Barrister Joanna Hardy-Susskind discusses reform of the justice system in England and Wales on #PoliticsLive
bbc.in/4pHw5fh
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Eleanor Gleeson retweetledi
Here is a list of reasons why some of my hearings and trials this year have been delayed and kicked off into the long grass, stuck in our record court backlog. Serious allegations which will now be tried *years* after the event. 🧵👇
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Eleanor Gleeson retweetledi
Trial by jury is a cornerstone of our democracy and an essential safeguard against authoritarianism.
It is truly frightening that such a fundamental freedom is now under attack.
Once rights are lost, they are not easy to win back. We must resist this with all we’ve got.
BBC Breaking News@BBCBreaking
Jury trials in England and Wales could be scrapped except in the most serious cases, under government plans seen by BBC bbc.in/43SveQx
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Eleanor Gleeson retweetledi
The CBA firmly opposes the Government’s proposal to erode the public’s fundamental right to trial by jury.
The erosion of the right to jury trial will break the increasingly thin connection between the State and ordinary people, and risks undermining social cohesion and trust in the criminal justice system. Once that trust disappears, fears of tyrannical governments increase and the faith in justice evaporates for good.
The full message from our Chair
Riel Karmy-Jones KC CBA is here:
criminalbar.com/resources/news…
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I’ve come back onto to Twitter to repost this
David Lammy@DavidLammy
Jury trials are a fundamental part of our democratic settlement. Criminal trials without juries are a bad idea. The Government need to pull their finger out and acquire empty public buildings across the country to make sure these can happen in a way that is safe.
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Eleanor Gleeson retweetledi
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Until I find the words to describe yesterday, this beautiful shot will have to do.
@eleanor_gleeson
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Eleanor Gleeson retweetledi
Yesterday I married my best friend, @eleanor_gleeson.
It was perfect.
All I need now is a takeaway (@Deliveroo) and a sleep.
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This piece makes me want to cry. So honest and so brutal. A devastating assessment of how we have ended up where we are today.
Joanna Hardy-Susskind@Joanna__Hardy
Last year, 1436 criminal court hearings were delayed because there was no barrister to represent one side or the other. Back in 2019, that number was just 71. For @CounselMagazine I ask: Where have all the criminal barristers gone?
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Eleanor Gleeson retweetledi
A 13-year-old rape complainant waiting years for her alleged attacker to go on trial
An accused domestic abuser setting up house with a new girlfriend while on bail
A paedophile sentenced for offences in 2016
These are the consequences of court backlogs
telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/10/1…
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Eleanor Gleeson retweetledi
Eleanor Gleeson retweetledi
This, and I say this advisedly, is an idiotic decision by @ShabanaMahmood.
We have record backlogs and record delays in the Crown Courts.
It takes 5 years for rape cases to come to trial. And the backlog is growing.
And the government is *cutting* even further.
Madness.
Catherine Baksi@legalhackette
EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of trials will be delayed after the justice secretary @ShabanaMahmood snubbed a plea from the lady chief to increase court sitting days to tackle the growing backlog of cases in the crown courts - in @thetimes. thetimes.com/article/f38f57…
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Eleanor Gleeson retweetledi
This government has inherited record backlogs and delays in the Crown Courts. Prisons are overflowing. Every part of the justice system has been cut to ribbons.
All undeniable.
However.
The decision to *cut* court sitting days is theirs. And is dangerously shortsighted. 🧵
The CBA@TheCriminalBar
To understand how curbs and cuts to Court Sitting Days leads directly to shutting available Crown Court rooms, delayed trials, rising case backlogs and soaring waits for justice - read here and listen to the experts who have to deliver the bad news at the court room door #CriminalJusticeMatters @TheCriminalBar #podcast episode 2 @CourtsIdle @wcpcqc with Chair Mary Prior KC Crown Court rooms were open for 109,000 sitting days in 2011 but by April 2019 they had been cut to around 82,300 for the financial year which would end in March 2020 which is effectively a 25% reduction. Delays to trials mounted and the backlog rose 25% in just one year before Covid even began. The Crown Court backlog rose from under 33,000 at the start of 2019 to over 41,000 by March 2020 before Covid. It has risen another 95% since March 2020 to over 70,000 today, including an increase of around 10% in just the last year alone. The average time for a bailed rape case trial to conclude in 2023 was around 18 months post charge, up 80% from the average 10 months for rape cases with bailed defendants concluding in 2019. The total average bailed rape case offence to completion time for trials that did conclude last year was 5 and a half years. Rape trials are now regularly being listed for 2026 for charges brought in 2022 or 2023 and alleged offences reported years before that meaning averages of 6 to 7 years Including over 2 years post charge look soon to be the norm. Listen to the impact of delays here criminalbar.com/resources/podc…
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