HC Deb 28 April 1983 vol 41 c372W
Mr. Ryman

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will consider introducing legislation to replace trial by jury in lengthy and complicated commercial fraud cases with trial by a high court judge sitting with assessors.

Mr. Mayhew

My right hon. Friend welcomes the discussion of problems regarding fraud trials in Mr. Justice Gibson's recent Howard League lecture and elsewhere, but he has no present plans for legislation in this field.