Problems in the Crown Courts’ System

The Crown Courts have long struggled with workload pressures, but recent economic constraints, judicial attrition, and administrative inefficiencies have pushed them into what some now label a crisis state. The data shows a worrying mismatch between caseloads and the system’s capacity to process them. According to Domínguez, Tomlinson & Zaranko (2025), disposals per judge in … Continue reading Problems in the Crown Courts’ System