This is an unexpected and unplanned addition to my Save Our Juries series. Today, Monday, 12th December 2025, I attended a Crown Court in England and Wales, where I had the idea of recording this episode. This was because this case is a high-priority case which must be done by the end of the week. There is a jury involved in this case, but it was very clear from the very start that it was not the jury responsible for these delays! In this episode, I talk about my observations regarding what went wrong, how these delayed the process, with some discussion on why these delays may have occurred. Therefore, this episode provides me with a real-world practical example which helps further my argument that juries are very important and should not be removed from the majority of criminal trials, as the government proposes, because the delays are not because of the members of the jury.

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A major development has just landed in the debate around jury trials, and in this special emergency episode of Law with Charlie, I break down exactly what has happened, why it matters, and what this could mean for the future of criminal justice in England and Wales.

We look at:

What the announcement actually changes

How this fits within the wider history of jury reform

The implications for defendants, victims and the courts

The political motivations behind the timing

Key concerns raised by practitioners and academics

Whether you're a law student, aspiring barrister, or simply curious about how justice works, this episode gives you the essential legal analysis you need - in plain English, with no jargon.

Following the news from Tuesday, 25th November 2025, about the leaked government memo suggesting scrapping jury trials for all but the most serious offences, this is the first of a number of podcast episodes which will go into detail about this news and why, essentially, I, as a law student and the legal profession more generally, are so against such a suggestion of removing juries from most trials.

In this episode, I discuss what juries actually are, what they do and start thinking about why juries are so valuable in our criminal justice system. This is because I understand that even for those who have lived in England and Wales for many years, they may not understand quite what a jury is and the importance they play in ensuring justice.

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