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The UK plans to deploy AI legal assistants in Crown Courts to help tackle a record case backlog. Lawyers, however, argue that this cannot replace adequate funding and staff.

The Justice Secretary, Lammy, states that court backlogs in England and Wales are expected to continue rising despite new reforms, pledging funding for crown courts to hear as many cases as possible.

A plan to limit jury trials has passed its initial hurdle despite opposition from Labour, with the justice secretary arguing it is necessary to address the growing backlog of cases in crown courts.

The justice secretary, Lammy, has lifted the cap on court sitting days, funding all crown courts in England and Wales to hear as many cases as possible next year to cut the backlog.

The justice secretary, David Lammy, is urging Labour MPs to support proposed cuts to jury trials, arguing that these limits are necessary to address the growing backlog of cases in crown courts.

David Lammy, the UK Justice Secretary, has announced the lifting of the cap on court sitting days in Crown Courts across England and Wales, a move welcomed by criminal barristers, in an effort to reduce the significant backlog of cases.