A sticking plaster for justice: Leveson’s proposals and the future of criminal trials

The piece highlights commentary from Louise Hodges, Chair of the City of London Law Society’s Corporate Crime and Corruption Committee, noting that trial by a judge alone is a "very significant recommendation".

Hodges recognised the bind in which Leveson finds himself, saying he was in “an unenviable position attempting to find capacity in an overstretched and under-resourced criminal justice system that has suffered decades of cuts and underfunding”.

“Much clarity will be needed around the recommendation that cases that were ‘defined by their hidden dishonesty or complexity’ would be tried by a judge alone,” Hodges said.