Juries

The ________ (1215) states that everyone has ‘ a right to be tried by ones peers and as the jury is made from members of the public, this idea has been upheld.

Although juries have no special or ________ before they sit at court, they are able to come to common sense decisions based on the facts and evidence they are presented with.

And finally, ________ creates an offence to intentionally disclose information about statements made, opinions expressed, arguments advanced, or votes cast by members of the jury in the course of their deliberations.

A jury is only used in about 2 ________, and juries only sit when the offence is either way or indictable.

________ is referred to as holding up the legal process by failing to attend jury duty or turning up intoxicated.

Under the Juries Act 1974, as amended by the ________ 2003, and the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015, all jurors must be aged between 18 and 75, registered on the electoral register, and be a resident in the UK for at least 5 years since their 13th birthday.

In ________, the jury must decide whether the defendant is liable or not liable, and if so the amount of damages the claimant should receive.

The ________ 1981 S.8 provides that jurors are forbidden to discuss the case after the trial is over.