In this latest episode of the Criminal Justice Matters podcast, Simon Spence KC and Kate Bex KC discuss the implications of the growing backlog of Crown Court cases on the criminal justice system.

The podcast includes an extract from evidence given by the Lady Chief Justice Baroness Sue Carr in Parliament last year in which she set out how the reduction in sitting days was having a wide impact on the entire process and causing a great deal of stress to everyone involved from court staff, judges and the criminal barristers prosecuting cases in courts throughout England and Wales.

Simon and Kate are both experienced criminal silks and members of Red Lion Court Chambers in London. They have both sat as Recorders and prosecuted and defended in some of the most high profile criminal trials of recent years.

If you have issues that you would like Kate and Simon to discuss in future episodes of Criminal Justice Matters or if you would lime to be a guest on the podcast please do get in touch via the CBA website www.criminalbar.com or by contacting us on Twitter/X @TheCriminalBar.

Criminal Justice Matters is edited and produced by Adam Batstone Media and Communications