6KBW College Hill Essay Competition
The question for the 2025 6KBW Essay Competition will be released on 18 July 2025. Further information can be found here. To inspire any potential essayists, here are the three winning...
Remote Courts – a view from home and abroad (Part 2)
Our previous post reviewed the use of remote courts in domestic criminal proceedings and considered how the sharp increase in the courts’ use of technology may continue after the current...
The end of the jury trial as we know it?
The Secretary of State for Justice recently confirmed that the government is considering whether to introduce primary legislation to suspend jury trials for offences triable either way as a way...
Without Rhyme or Reason: The Removal of Juries from Rape Trials
Ann Coffey MP recently gave a speech in Parliament seeking a wide-ranging inquiry into rape prosecutions.[1] One of Ms Coffey’s proposals was that juries be removed from rape trials. Increasing...