When they wheel out the accused give him a big wave followed by a double thumbs up and a conspiratorial wink whilst muttering "in the bag" not quite under your breath.
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Jury Service Summons
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Originally posted by Clippy View PostIt appears the OP isn't adverse to the potential odd white lie to HMG.
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Originally posted by AtW View PostI'll give you one good advice - be FOOKING grateful you live in a country where, in the unfortunate event of being charged with something serious, you'd be able to expect a group of Bigoted f’wits who can't even read the Sun newspaper and will never understand the legal arguments while they are thinking about their lunch.
Presumably you earn a lot doing contracting - one big reason why you can do it is because of rule of law in this country, and independence of judicial branch, which in large part is due to jury service.
So do you ******* duty."A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims, but accomplices," George OrwellComment
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"I am moving house next month and the new address will take me out of the area"
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Originally posted by thunderlizard View PostBeing on the bench, I'd be tempted to get it over and done with. If you defer it, the next summons you get might be in the middle of a contract and cost you proper money. Of course it's all finger-in-the-air stuff.
When I received the first summons I was out of contract so asked to defer so it wouldn't stop me getting one (they accepted this without argument).
It turned out that I was still benched at the time that I had originally been called for.
Then, I was in contract when I received the second summons and ended up taking time out because I didn't want to try and defer a second time as I believe that that is when they start to get tulipty with you.Comment
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Originally posted by zeitghostJust plead insanity. It's worked for me every time so far.
My all-time favourite Dilbert cartoon, this is: BTW, a Dumpster is a brand of skip, I think.Comment
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If you're lucky you will be done in 2 weeks - but if you get put on a complex case like a murder etc then you could be in Jury service for many, many months...Comment
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Originally posted by Gonzo View PostI am inclined to agree.
When I received the first summons I was out of contract so asked to defer so it wouldn't stop me getting one (they accepted this without argument).
It turned out that I was still benched at the time that I had originally been called for.
Then, I was in contract when I received the second summons and ended up taking time out because I didn't want to try and defer a second time as I believe that that is when they start to get tulipty with you.______________________
Don't get mad...get even...Comment
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Originally posted by kaiser78 View PostI think my decison is whether to accept the jury service in (end) Feb on the basis that I will still be on the bench, even though I am actively looking again now, or aim to defer with the risk that I could be in contract when the second summons arrives.Comment
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Originally posted by FiveTimes View PostIf you defer it will give you a chance to get PCG membership and then make a claim on the jury service insurance
Sounds "sus" to me.Comment
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