Two thirds of magistrates' cases are now fast-tracked behind closed doors
Almost two-thirds of magistrates court cases are now dealt with behind-closed-doors, it has been revealed, as the Lord Chancellor promised reform of an under-fire courts process.
An Evening Standard investigation has exposed a litany of shocking cases of pensioners, sick and vulnerable people being convicted in harsh circumstances in the Single Justice Procedure.
The process, which allows magistrates to convict
