Lord Chief Justice says he hopes for 300 courts by end of December that could run simultaneous jury trials.
Crown Courts running flat out next year could chip away around 50 cases a week from the backlog, he says.
"It will nonetheless take a long time to recover the backlog"
Crown Courts running flat out next year could chip away around 50 cases a week from the backlog, he says.
"It will nonetheless take a long time to recover the backlog"
LCJ says he would be "disappointed" to put it mildly if there wasn't funding from the Treasury next year to allow courts to run at full capacity.
Acknowledges criminal cases coming in are more complex, and the new influx of CPS lawyers and police officers will add to the backlog
Acknowledges criminal cases coming in are more complex, and the new influx of CPS lawyers and police officers will add to the backlog
Extended opening hours pilot - LCJ says it's made a "modest contribution" so far, and it's not clear whether they help to increase volume of cases heard or not.
"It isn't obvious, and depends very much on the nature of cases being dealt with on that level".
"It isn't obvious, and depends very much on the nature of cases being dealt with on that level".
Courts have considered knocking down walls for social distancing but LCJ isn't sure if it's actually happened.
He says Scottish model- juries watching trials from cinemas- is v expensive but Lord Chancellor would consider it in England & Wales "if it's better than anything else"
He says Scottish model- juries watching trials from cinemas- is v expensive but Lord Chancellor would consider it in England & Wales "if it's better than anything else"
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