Courts and Tribunals Bill

Victims of sexual violence reported feeling distressed during a parliamentary evidence session where MPs used aggressive questioning. The victims’ commissioner filed a formal complaint after one attendee broke down emotionally. The session, part of a committee reviewing the Courts and Tribunals Bill, focused on controversial jury trial changes.

Geoffrey Robertson, founder of Doughty Street Chambers, criticizes Labour's plan to restrict jury trials as a betrayal of party values. He argues the proposal to reduce backlog is a 'cure worse than the disease' and aligns with a 9,000-word critique of the courts and tribunals bill.