Reply to: Jury Service

[lws]

Long stay prison might be. The cell below the court is usually empty enough for you to be sentenced to spend 7 days there.

tim

The cells below court are just holding cells. It's prison or nuffin'

[SizeZero]

Still best to risk that than get onto a murder case lasting several months!

This is why they take more people than they need. If a long case begins, they ask who would be able to stay for that, they don't (afaik) force anyone to do more than the fortnight - if you say you can't then you aren't selected for that jury.

As for the 'unlikely' to be chosen again - I was told once that it went on your address. This is highly possible as I had 3 jury notices in 7 years at my old address, and zero in 7 years at this one.

[The Lone Gunman]

As opposed to a briefcase?

I knew that was coming as soon as I pressed submit.

[ChimpMaster]

.....possibly by sitting on a long case.

As opposed to a briefcase?

[The Lone Gunman]

Still best to risk that than get onto a murder case lasting several months!

Once the judge has put you in there for contempt he can keep you there untill s/he is sure you are suitably sorry, possibly by sitting on a long case.

[ChimpMaster]

Long stay prison might be. The cell below the court is usually empty enough for you to be sentenced to spend 7 days there.

tim

Still best to risk that than get onto a murder case lasting several months!

[tim123]

Prisons are overcrowded so you won't get that. You'll get the fine which will probably be an hour's wage or so.

So, in the bin it goes then.

Long stay prison might be. The cell below the court is usually empty enough for you to be sentenced to spend 7 days there.

tim

[DGK]

Ring them on the day and say you have the trotts.

[Paddy]

Just tell them that you suffer from Tourette's syndrome.

[ChimpMaster]

Posible contempt of court charge. Fine and/or prison.

Prisons are overcrowded so you won't get that. You'll get the fine which will probably be an hour's wage or so.

So, in the bin it goes then.

[The Lone Gunman]

Then what are the consequences for you when you don't turn up?

Posible contempt of court charge. Fine and/or prison.

[Burdock]

What's the risk that they think you've received it OK and hence think you will definately be attending on the day? Then what are the consequences for you when you don't turn up?

they oversubscribe don't they? more people turn up than they need, and they then pick a panel?

[reginald]

What's the risk that they think you've received it OK and hence think you will definately be attending on the day? Then what are the consequences for you when you don't turn up?

Low risk I say. But then I have great conviction that no one in Blairs Britain can do a job diligently anymore (see an earlier post re the VAT muppets).

It must be Monday, I'm feeling very cynical this morning ...

[ChimpMaster]

I've posted on here before re jury service, I received a summons a few years ago. As it wasn't delivered by recorded or registered mail (ie no proof of receipt) it went straight in the bin and that was that.

What's the risk that they think you've received it OK and hence think you will definately be attending on the day? Then what are the consequences for you when you don't turn up?

[Old Greg]

Yes but if you are director of your Ltd Co and your company cannot operate without you, surely that will stand as a strong reason to get out of Jury service. At least until that time when you no longer have the director level responsibilities.

In general terms (don't know how this is applied to Ltd Directors) the system is tryig to crack down on 'middle class' people getting out of jury service. PCG Plus membership gives insurance of £300 per day (10 days maximum) - too late for you now, I expect but I may think of upgrading.