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How do you rate jury service?
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Some people say the waiting room bit is boring, others who've never been don't want to be called up and a number of people I know talk of interesting court cases. Then it's two weeks or more off work and paid for it
Have you been a juror and how do you rate it?
Have you been a juror and how do you rate it?
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I only did one week though we were told that we wern't needed for the second week.
I got called up for a second time a few months ago but I managed to get out of it...
The actual cases can be interesting but then you have to make the decision at the end and sometimes I guess they can be pretty tough.
Also as regards getting paid I don't think they have to pay all your wages if you earn over a certain amount, you'd just get their allowance + whatever you company decides to pay.
I've never done it, got summoned or whatever it is during 6th form but they deferred it because it would be a lot of school to have missed.
Give me a chance- you're obviously not patient type. My computer at home has broken down and having to rely on access at work. Didn't take you long to lose patience- 5 hours. Many people are too busy to log in as often as you- I've got a job to do
Or you're type who likes to enter other people's thread and ruin things
So you're exempt
I've a friend who wasn't happy what the jury she was part of decided- tried to persuade other members to change their mind from giving 'guilty' verdict but failed to
Sounds like you got a good deal
my dad is STILL waiting to be asked at the age of 48, lol.
I'm not out to ruin things in the slightest, I just know I've replied to several of your threads in the past that start as a survey type question that you don't seem to then participate in any further discussion in. Obviously its a personal style thing, but most people start threads with some indication of where the subject has come from or why they're interested in it.
Like I said, personally never done it, it came up in one of the rare moments when I was keen on education during 6th form so it was deferred so I didn't miss too much school and its not come up again since then (which was a fair while back).
I don't know much about the subject, but I do know they changed the rules quite significantly not that long ago so far far fewer people are exempt than used to be. Would be interested to know if anyone knows who is still exempt?
I've been to public gallery of a Magistrates court- this summer hope to sit in the public area of and watch proceedings in a Crown court with a jury. For those who've never experienced a criminal court, it's worth a trip
me too
Don't people have a mix of threads- they all turn out differently. Internet forums are usually taken lightly- unless someone is at home all day, there are far more important priorities in real life
Take your point anyway
Plus I said I was really bigoted and would be liable to send them down come hell or high water
It would have been quite interesting I think, as it was in Winchester Crown Court which does hear some pretty good cases. I'm going to try and see a trial in the Old Bailey this summer. Should be good fun.
I would love to sit on a jury, a long running one at that would be suite,
do they offer accomodation when ya sit? out of curiosity for anyone whos done it.
An all-expenses 4 month hotel stay as a juror?
Yes, here's the HMCS allowance sheet if you're interested. Sounds pretty lucrative to me!
Your business will suffer too in the long run, if self-employed, as opposed to when working for an organization
Sounds the exact opposite to me. Childcare alone can be £10 a day.
But it's your CIVIC DUTY so it's OK for HMCS to rob you blind :banghead:
I was gonna say - it definitely *doesn't* sound lucrative to me...!!
It's pot luck if you go or not.
How did you manage to get out of it the 2nd time round? Apparently, if called, it is very hard to get out of it.
A criminal conviction 5 years ago rules me out for another 5 years thank fuck. I had hoped it ruled me out for good but just found I was wrong.
Government rules bound to mean no one gets more money from jury service than work- more likely get less money for 2 weeks
I know folks of retirement age who've never been called
Thing is if you're a one man business propietor- the business is affected if customers disappear and go elsewhere
But as with all of these things, you need to be an expert in form-filling and be super organised. If you're not, that's when they screw you.
Skive lives up to his name...I love it when these things come together!
It's another matter if your employer pay you while you're there, but if they don't then you're highly likely to end up out of pocket, especially if you're a professional.
I'm not going to tell you exactly how I got out of it but i did send them a very long list of dates which i couldn't do
Yes, some employers can be very sympathetic to jury service. What about those who work in the black economy and their boss don't give a toss about the law? Quite some builders, agricultural workers and people working in some small shops may be called for jury service and can't even declare it
People with no paperwork won't be called to be jurors, but what about retirement age part-time small shop workers who are employed casually