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Proceeding contribution from Dominic Grieve (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 25 January 2007. It occurred during Debate on bill on Fraud (Trials without a Jury) Bill.


Fraud (Trials without a Jury) Bill

I agree. That is what we must all try to do. I want to bring my remarks to a close. I commend new clause 5. Although the Bill is a bad one, it will be slightly—very marginally—better if it includes the new clause, because it will be much harder for a prosecutor, in making his application, to succeed in persuading any judge who applies himself rationally to the issue that trial without a jury can be ordered. To succeed in showing that complexity and length will have an impact on the safety of the verdict when all available evidence is to the contrary will be a high hurdle, which is precisely what I want to create.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
455 c1589-90 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Criminal proceedings Fraud Juries Jubilee line Judgements Prosecutions Trials
Legislation
Fraud (Trials without a Jury) Bill 2006-07
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk