{"id":301064,"date":"2025-12-02T21:05:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T21:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/right-to-jury-trials-to-be-restricted-to-prevent-gaming-of-the-system-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T21:05:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T21:05:20","slug":"right-to-jury-trials-to-be-restricted-to-prevent-gaming-of-the-system-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/right-to-jury-trials-to-be-restricted-to-prevent-gaming-of-the-system-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Right to jury trials to be restricted to prevent \u2018gaming&#8217; of &#8216;the system&#8217; | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/Qpx1d08APko\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Right to jury trials to be restricted to prevent \u2018gaming' of 'the system' | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Qpx1d08APko\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A defendant\u2019s right to a jury trial in England and Wales will be restricted to prevent them from \u201cgaming the system,&quot; Justice Secretary David Lammy has announced.<\/p>\n<p>He made the statement in the Commons on Tuesday while outlining court reforms to address the rising backlog of cases, which are projected to reach 100,000 by 2028.<\/p>\n<p>The deputy prime minister also announced the scrapping of jury trials for defendants facing sentences of three years or less.<\/p>\n<p>New \u201cswift courts\u201d will be set up, where a judge alone will decide verdicts in triable, either-way cases likely to carry a sentence of up to three years.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A defendant\u2019s right to a jury trial in England and Wales will be restricted to prevent them from \u201cgaming the system,&quot; Justice Secretary David Lammy has announced. 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