By autumn 2025 the Crown Court backlog had reached nearly 80,000 outstanding cases.
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Private prosecutions can serve the public interest but the system needs better oversight and inspection.
In England and Wales perpetrators of one of the gravest violent crimes, which carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment, are very unlikely to receive any punishment at all
Ongoing strike action by criminal barristers could disrupt trials until demands for better pay are met.
TV cameras will be coming to a court near you.
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Director of Journalism, Politics and Contemporary History, University of Salford
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Lecturer and Visiting Fellow in Journalism, University of Salford
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Associate Professor in Criminal Law, University of Cambridge
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Professor of Law, University of Glasgow
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Senior Lecturer in Law, Cardiff University
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Professor of Criminal Law, University of Birmingham
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Senior Lecturer in Police Studies, University of Portsmouth
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology & Criminal Justice, Brunel University of London