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[crasher]

I've been called to do jury service - a new experience.

Anyone else been there? What happens? How does it work? Does my company still have to pay me while I'm away?

Any information much appreciated.

 

[FatboyTim]

I've been twice.
It's very boring.
You're company isn't obliged to pay for you while you're away, but most will. If they don't the court will pay you, up to a certain limit, depending on the location of the court.
You also get extra expences such as a travel, lunch allowance (about £2.20) and extra meal allowances if you have to stay late.

Most of the time you won't even have to go in, but expect to arrive at 09:30, only to be sent home again after about 2 hours.

Oh, and I sent them both down!

 

[Safeway]

FFS. I thought this was going to be a thread about www.bangedup.com. Aww, shucks.

 

[Dandyman]

I've been twice.
It's very boring.
You're company isn't obliged to pay for you while you're away, but most will. If they don't the court will pay you, up to a certain limit, depending on the location of the court.
You also get extra expences such as a travel, lunch allowance (about £2.20) and extra meal allowances if you have to stay late.

Most of the time you won't even have to go in, but expect to arrive at 09:30, only to be sent home again after about 2 hours.

Oh, and I sent them both down!

What he said.

I did a manslaughter at the Old Bailey - we let him off and I've never been called again !

 

[crasher]

thanks for the advice.

I've already got a strong supsicion my firm aren't gonna pay me for it though

 

[Gwylan]

I did it a couple of years ago. It was very enlightening, most of the jurors were very dedicated and attentive, although there was a racist scum who wouldn't listen to medical evidence as it was from an African doctor and as such couldn't be trusted.

I was foreman and in one of the cases, I managed to correct the clerk of the court when she got the charges muddled up. Very satisfying.

I did three cases: found two guilty and two not guilty (two defendants in the last one)

 

[Reading Posh]

One of our salesman has got jury service next week in Portsmouth. We've been using a spare SIM to send him anonymous text messages warning him "to let Sparky off, or else" - he's bricking it