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1998 | 1999 | 2000

1998

• Determining mode of trial in either-way cases, a Consultation Paper (Home Office, July 1998)

• Lawyers speak up for trial by jury (The Times, 30 July 1998)

• In defence of trial by jury (The Times, 8 September 1998)

• Lawyers unite on right to jury trial (The Times, 17 September 1998)

• The real cost of trial by jury (The Times, 6 October 1998)

• Blacks will be hit most by jury changes (The Times, 21 November 1998)

1999

• Straw to curb right to jury trial (The Times, 19 May 1999)

• Lawyers join critics of Straw's jury trial plans (The Times, 20 May 1999)

• Cost hard to swallow (The Times, 20 May 1999)

• Bar fights Straw over jury trial curb (The Times, 11 October 1999)

• Rough justice for the innocent? (The Times, 12 October 1999)

• The costs of justice under scrutiny (The Times, 18 October 1999)

• DPP spells out his opposition to jury change (The Times, 15 November 1999)

• Jury trials cost 10 times JP hearings (Independent, 16 November 1999)

• Criminal Justice (Mode of Trial) Bill - Magistrates to decide on jury trial (Home Office, 19 November 1999)

• Criminal Justice (Mode of Trial) Bill

• Straw takes on opponents of jury changes (The Times, 20 November 1999)

• Straw admits to 'anxiety' over jury trial restriction, Independent, 24 November 1999

2000

• Straw in retreat over trial by jury (Independent, 19 January 2000)

• Criminal Justice (Mode of Trial) Bill Statement from Home Secretary Jack Straw (Home Office, 20 January 2000)

• Peers wreck Bill to curb trial by jury (The Times, January 21 2000)

• Rebel peers defeat Straw on jury trial (The Times, January 21 2000)

• MPs rebel on jury reform (The Times, February 18 2000)

• Straw bid to force through jury Bill (Independent, 23 February 2000)

• Changes to new Mode of Trial Bill announced (Home Office, 24 February 2000)

• Criminal Justice (Mode of Trial) (No 2) Bill

• Straw deal will cut extra 2,000 jury trials (The Times, February 25 2000)

• New Bill to restrict jury trials published by Straw (Independent, 25 February 2000)

• Trial by jury: why are we relying on the Magna Carta? (The Times, February 29 2000)

• Jury trial Bill may be hit by revolt (Independent, 7 March 2000)

• Labour rebels fight changes to trial by jury (The Times, March 8 2000)

• Backbenchers in revolt against Straw's jury Bill (Independent, 8 March 2000)

• Trial by jury: the Government's case 'I want fairer justice for all' (The Times, May 23 2000)

• Trial by jury: a lawyer puts the case against - What price Straw's 'new justice'? (The Times, May 23 2000)

• Minister 'committed' to jury trials Bill (The Times, August 29 2000)

• Alliance will kill jury Bill (The Times, September 20 2000)

• Still wanted: 12 good men and true (The Times, September 25 2000)

• Coalition of peers defeat Bill to cut defendants' right to trial by jury (Independent, 29 September 2000)

• Ministers will overrule Lords on right to jury trial (Independent, 30 September 2000)

• Jury Bill heads for stand-off (The Times, September 30 2000)

• Bill to curb trial by jury may be put on hold (The Times, October 17 2000)

• The case for their worships (Independent, 28 November 2000)