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The LCJ's proposal to limit the right to #TrialByJury should send a cold chill down all of our spines, lawyers & non-lawyers alike. I could write a book full of reasons why this would be a huge mistake but I'll focus on one that is close to my heart. My example focuses on (1/12)
the #Guildford4 & the Maguire Family (#Maguire7). It is important to name the four: Paul Hill, Gerard Conlon, Paddy Armstrong & Carole Richardson. They were accused of setting an IRA bomb in Guildford that killed 5 innocent people & injured many more. All four were convicted (2)
on 22nd October 1975. The Trial Judge was Mr Justice John Donaldson (later to become Master of the Rolls replacing Denning & a life Peer). Why have I embarked on this history lesson? It is not because of my admiration for Baron Donaldson of Lymington, I can assure you. In his (3)
