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Joshua Rozenberg

Joshua Rozenberg is a British legal commentator. His Substack is A Lawyer Writes.

Is Britain Giving Up on Jury Trials?

Drowning in backlogs, a desperate British government may be about to cut back the tradition it gave the world nearly 1,000 years ago.

January 21, 2026

Joshua Rozenberg

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