Fraud (Trials Without a Jury) BillThe Fraud Bill 2007 was a proposed act of Parliament introduced Home Secretary John Reid.ProvisionsIts intention was to abolish trials by jury in complex fraud cases in England, Wales and Northern Ireland by amending section 43 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003. The government said that it would only apply to approximately 6 cases per year.Legislative passageThe bill was given its first reading in the House of Commons on 16 November 2006. In a highly unusual move it was blocked by the House of Lords using a delaying tactic voted on 20 March 2007.House of LordsThen Conservative Shadow Lord Chancellor Lord Kingsland said: