So I have to do jury service
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Hopefully he will get the case with the airline bomb plotters. Just tell the rest of the jury you will never find them guilty....Vega said:
Muslim:
Hear that? That's the sound of my faith in the justice system dropping several notches.
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James R said:
I did it a couple of months back, found it brilliant actually. Probably not for the reasons you're asking but, to cut a long story short, out of the full ten working days required to attend I only had to pop in four mornings, only got called for selection on one trial (which is done randomly, names out of a box) and for the lot I was able to claim the full two weeks loss of earnings.
With that, on top of expenses, meant I actually made a profit on the deal - I'd do it again in a heartbeat. The CPS actually pay up on time, no chasing them for payment outstanding - if only everything in life were so simple.
Muslim - for you're two weeks mandatory service you can claim up to £56.00 a day for loss of earnings. Expenses such as travel and meals are on top. Should, for whatever reason, a trial (assuming you even get selected, which isn't guaranteed) force you to attend over the mandetory 2 weeks the rate is higher. Do the math. Assuming you are even called to serve on an actual jury, which isn't at all guaranteed, you still get to claim for you're loss of earnings, travel etc: most crown cases as piffling affairs, hardly crime of the century, and if you don't want to sit on a jury you just put your hand up and say: "Please Mr Honour, you're Worshipfulness, I'd like to be excused now, innit."
You can't be forced to sit on a jury. Basically you're just there to make up the numbers and make sure there is plenty of available choice.
It's actually interesting. Get it out of the way, over and done with. If you do opt out, they'll only call you back in a couple of months anyway.
You got a summons in the mail, right? So just blow it off. They don't know if you received it or not, or what your excuse might be for not showing up - and there are a thousand. You want to be strict about it, then reply just saying, "Unable to attend," Marriage in the family next week," "Will be out of the country for the next month, sorry."Muslim said:
Good morning VegaVega said:
i hope you are well.
please retract this statement,,, muslim is hardly a fanatic
what do you base this accusation on???
I await the evidence...
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Zak
hey Muslim
you may aswell go man... as you say there maybe a couple of hot birds to check out....
their only pester you year on year until you do.
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zak
you may aswell go man... as you say there maybe a couple of hot birds to check out....
their only pester you year on year until you do.
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zak
was he not being funny vega!!Vega said:
Can she fix me up a sweater!!Vega said:I've seen my grandmother doing threads and she can fix up a sweater in just under an hour!