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A teenager collapsed as he told a court how he was preyed on by a television actor in a theatre stairwell. The teenager was overwhelmed as he recal...
Jurors usually get it right. There is no way of knowing why they didn't understand what was going on in Vicky Pryce's case. We should review how we ensure jurors adhere to their rules of conduct by perhaps putting them up in hotels with no access to the outside world (but this raises issues of reasonableness and human rights).
In the wake of the Vicky Pryce fiasco there are, I think, going to be those who will question the legitimacy of juries and the jury system. After all, we are one of the few countries on the planet to trust the business of upholding the law to "twelve good men and true".
A celebrity's public persona and their body of work remains most prominent in the jury's psyche. The jury then makes a decision based on their judgement of character from previous flattering portrayals in the media.
The collapse of the trial of Vicky Pryce has prompted a debate about the effectiveness of jury trials. The ex-wife of former Cabinet Minister, Chri...
A man has been cleared of assault after a a "master-slave" sex session inspired by erotic novel Fifty Shades Of Grey. Steven Lock, 43, and a woman ...
The crime of scandalising a court may be consigned to history as the law's independent review body opens a consultation on Friday. The offence can ...
Establishing judicial studies as a respectable and rigorous academic field could not only increase public understanding and interest in the judiciary, but it could also serve to improve the quality and openness of our legal system.
Records of more than 67,000 Victorian criminals, detailing crimes ranging from petty theft and drunkenness to arson and murder, are published online f...
Police officers who visited Stephen Lawrence's home searched the homes of the men suspected of his murder days later creating a risk of forensic conta...
The jury trying Vincent Tabak for the murder of architect Joanna Yeates has been told to reach a majority verdict. The jurors are in their third da...
The jury in the Joanna Yeates murder trial has been told that Vincent Tabak could have let her live if he had wanted. Tabak, a 33-year-old Dutchman...
