Jury Service

[wehatepalace]

I've been called for jury service, if it wasn't bad enough that the most I can claim as loss of earnings is £36 ......I also have to go to bloody Croydon !!!
Seriously has anyone else been called, what can I expect ?
I'm guessing that the case I'll be sitting on will be something to do with caravans !

 

[byf]

I've been called for jury service, if it wasn't bad enough that the most I can claim as loss of earnings is £36 ......I also have to go to bloody Croydon !!!
Seriously has anyone else been called, what can I expect ?
I'm guessing that the case I'll be sitting on will be something to do with caravans !

I got called up.

If you dont want to do it there are ways and means. PM me if you want to back out.

 

[pasty]

I've got out of jury service twice. First time, my boss sent a letter stating I was an integral part of a running project and that I couldn't be released from work. The second time I had a pre-booked holiday for the period I was due to do it.

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

I was called up and it lasted 3 months

 

[wehatepalace]

I don't really mind doing it. My company are pretty good and will pay me even though I'm not at work & I guess I could get an interesting case....but why couldn't they have sent me to Lewes or Hove !!!!

 

[Tricky Dicky]

I thought you could defer it once, but had to go next time, unless you have a valid opt out excuse.

 

[Scoffers]

never been called, not too sad about that either !

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Call them up and say that you hope its not a black person in the dock otherwise they're going down regardless of the facts of the case.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Call them up and say that you hope its not a black person in the dock otherwise they're going down regardless of the facts of the case.

Haven't we already had this conversation this week, or am I getting Deja vu (again)

 

[Bobby's Gull]

I've done it and it wasn't too boring to be honest, lots of sitting around though so buy a newspaper/ magazines and a book.

 

[Yorkshire-Seagull]

I'd love to do jury service. Is there any way I could volunteer?

 

[227 BHA]

I'd love to do jury service. Is there any way I could volunteer?

Er, no.

And if there was the last sort of person they'd want would be someone who openly states that they'd "love" to do it! Bit worrying

 

[Dandyman]

I've been called for jury service, if it wasn't bad enough that the most I can claim as loss of earnings is £36 ......I also have to go to bloody Croydon !!!
Seriously has anyone else been called, what can I expect ?
I'm guessing that the case I'll be sitting on will be something to do with caravans !

I did it at the Old Bailey (which was quite surreal) during the 1994 WC. We reached a not guilty verdict in a case which was far from straight forward and oddly enough I've never been called again.

 

[Everest]

I don't really mind doing it. My company are pretty good and will pay me even though I'm not at work & I guess I could get an interesting case....but why couldn't they have sent me to Lewes or Hove !!!!

Just because you've been called up doesn't mean you'll be sitting in court on the jury. It depends on if you get picked. You may be sitting around doing nothing for the whole 2 weeks.
But then again, you may even get to sit through 2 or 3 cases.

 

[El Turi]

I did it at Hove this year. I deferred it once but was called again in February. It was ok. A lot of sitting around but I did sit on 3 trials, which was quite interesting. The worst thing about it was some of the morons I was on the jury with.

 

[Norman Baker suck my lozenge]

I've been called for jury service, if it wasn't bad enough that the most I can claim as loss of earnings is £36 ......I also have to go to bloody Croydon !!!
Seriously has anyone else been called, what can I expect ?
I'm guessing that the case I'll be sitting on will be something to do with caravans !

Join the the bring back hanging face book page,
never once been called

 

[Durlston]

Wehatepalace, make sure the defendant offers you a good bribe.

 

[Gully]

The worst thing about it was some of the morons I was on the jury with.

Which makes it even more important to keep your nose clean and never end up in court...how would you fancy going down because some randomly chosen jury don't like the look of you?

 

[ArfurW8]

Cheer up it might be a juicy porn case.

How come jou can only claim £36 expenses?

 

[wehatepalace]

£36 loss of earnings then travel expenses too