hunt: juries are crucialUK lawyers have backed plans to abolish juries for some serious fraud trials, despite pinning the blame for the collapse of a string of high-profile cases on the prosecuting authorities.

This week’s Legal Week Big Question survey of more than 100 leading business lawyers, conducted in association with EJ Legal, found 61% of respondents favouring the Government’s plans to scrap juries in fraud trials, against 39% who opposed the move.