Bloomdido   10 #325 Posted August 26, 2010 I am down for jury service on the 13th September. A colleague didn't get one trial in her two weeks but she is blonde. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
ianb1992 Â Â 10 #326 Posted March 22, 2011 im interested in doing jury and would just like to to know some peoples personals experiences participating in jury duty Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Plain Talker   11 #327 Posted March 22, 2011 you have to wait to be called up, you can't just volunteer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
mary70 Â Â 10 #328 Posted March 22, 2011 You cant just choose to do jury duty Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
terryh   10 #329 Posted March 22, 2011 its crapmate i had to do it a few years ago ,i was working in london and earning greatmoney got out of it for a few weeks but had to go in end couldnt claim half what i was earning Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Snook   10 #330 Posted March 22, 2011 Indeed, because they don't want the sort of people who would volunteer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
diamondjack   10 #331 Posted March 22, 2011 i did iy many years ago and, as much as you can do, I enjoyed the experience and really hope that I get sent for again one day! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Nagel   10 #332 Posted March 22, 2011 Indeed, because they don't want the sort of people who would volunteer.  Famously juries are made up of 'housewives, pensioners and the unemployed'. People who have other stuff to do tend to wriggle out of it. I got called for jury duty last year and just ignored the letter. I never heard from them again.  If I had gone and done the jury duty I would have lost out big time financially as their compensation for loss of earnings is pathetic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
ianb1992 Â Â 10 #333 Posted March 22, 2011 yea but iv read loads of times they pay your full wages(what you earn at work) i just thought it would be a good experience for me if i got picked Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Artifact   10 #334 Posted March 22, 2011 I did jury duty at Sheffield crown court in 2007. The case involved two shootings by different people with the same gun. I found it fascinating. It opened up my eyes to the reality of life in certain parts of sheffield. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Artifact   10 #335 Posted March 22, 2011 yea but iv read loads of times they pay your full wages(what you earn at work) i just thought it would be a good experience for me if i got picked  They do pay a good allowance, but there is a ceiling to it. I did not lose anything because my employer made my salary up, but then, I was on a good salary. If you are on a low salary you could be better off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Twiglet   10 #336 Posted March 22, 2011 yea but iv read loads of times they pay your full wages(what you earn at work) i just thought it would be a good experience for me if i got picked  Your work may pay you your full wages. If they don't, the court pays loss of earnings at daily rate up to a salary equivalent of just over £17,000. If your annual salary is more than this, you would be out of pocket.  It is an academic discussion though, you can't volunteer and many people never receive a summons. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...