Reply to: jury service

[sbd555]

Could you bring a laptop and do billable work?

not a bad shout if I'm waiting around...

[Old Greg]

Even if you somehow manage to get out of one trial, then you just go back to the waiting room and wait for your name to come up for another trial.

Take a book with you and learn something while you wait - last time I did it, I had three days of waiting before ending up on a one week trial, which wasn't very pleasant.

Could you bring a laptop and do billable work?

[sbd555]

That's for postponement rather than exemption isn't it..

I merely ask as I got exempted last September...

how did you get exemption if you don't mind me asking?

[eek]

I think that's correct. At least it is true for the QDOS product:



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That's for postponement rather than exemption isn't it..

I merely ask as I got exempted last September...

[Contreras]

Will it insure when you've had a deferral already? I thought insurance was for a risk / uncertain event.

I think that's correct. At least it is true for the QDOS product:

The insurer agrees to indemnify the income, salary or wages of the insured or any director of, partners in or employee of the insured, in respect of that individual’s obligations to attend court for jury service insofar as it is not recoverable from the relevant Court up to a maximum of £500 per day and limited to a maximum of £5,000 for any one claim.

The insurer will not be liable to indemnify the insured in respect of claims arising out of or in connection with: Any claim arising from a jury service request served prior to the commencement of this insurance or where the juror has received such a request within the two years immediately preceding this insurance and has been able to postpone the effect of the jury service request except in the case of a renewal or continuation of existing insurance arrangements.

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[TheFaQQer]

That's the kind of thing I was thinking, but El Faqqo suggests it doesn't work that way.

Even if you somehow manage to get out of one trial, then you just go back to the waiting room and wait for your name to come up for another trial.

Take a book with you and learn something while you wait - last time I did it, I had three days of waiting before ending up on a one week trial, which wasn't very pleasant.

[d000hg]

Or... mention to the defense lawyer you reckon the defendant is guilty as you can tell by just looking at him hes a wrong'un

That's the kind of thing I was thinking, but El Faqqo suggests it doesn't work that way.

[vetran]

BNP lapel pin when you turn up?

[ZARDOZ]

Turn up on the first day blacked up like Al Jolson. If that doesn't work nothing will.

[sbd555]

I was joking!, I take it you have no PCG+ cover then?

Nope and now its too late

[Old Greg]

Was hoping to get out of it but if I do I might take that approach. But then I think you have to wait for the next trial within the 2 week period

Tell them you need to stop to pray for five minutes, on the hour, every hour.

[kal]

Was hoping to get out of it but if I do I might take that approach. But then I think you have to wait for the next trial within the 2 week period

I was joking!, I take it you have no PCG+ cover then?

[sbd555]

Or... mention to the defense lawyer you reckon the defendant is guilty as you can tell by just looking at him hes a wrong'un

Was hoping to get out of it but if I do I might take that approach. But then I think you have to wait for the next trial within the 2 week period

[kal]

Or... mention to the defense lawyer you reckon the defendant is guilty as you can tell by just looking at him hes a wrong'un

[vetran]

can you convince them you are mentally ill? They excuse you for that.

Friend has OCD, they excused her.