Contempt threat against climate activist may undermine trial by jury, lawyers say

Trudi Warner could be prosecuted over holding up placard outside court where fellow activists banned from using climate crisis in defence

Leading lawyers have accused the government of undermining trial by jury after a climate activist was told she faces contempt proceedings over holding a sign outside court.

The placard allegedly held by Trudi Warner, 68, outside a trial of fellow climate activists in March, read: “Jurors: you have an absolute right to acquit a defendant according to your conscience”.