Carr considers jury reforms
Lady chief justice says courts are solution to PO scandal, not the problem
An inquiry into the criminal justice system could limit the right to jury trial, the lady chief justice of England and Wales has said.
Calling for a formal public inquiry in a lecture last week, Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill said it could lead to real improvements. She told me afterwards that an inquiry might recommend “recalibrating” cases that ca…
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