tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post4212199568971883483..comments2023-07-10T10:57:18.522+01:00Comments on The Magistrates' Blog: Here's a Tricky OneBystander http://www.blogger.com/profile/10211688955428527960noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-58301955780256172662014-01-31T16:49:35.331+00:002014-01-31T16:49:35.331+00:00Do you mean that that new sort of wireless system ...Do you mean that that new sort of wireless system which shows a picture actually got off the ground?<br /><br />How absurd. It would take up everyone's attention. It will never last.Andrew Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17273362558325263161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-12558489649041777922014-01-29T20:57:09.595+00:002014-01-29T20:57:09.595+00:00When Michael Jackson was on trial in the US the sa...When Michael Jackson was on trial in the US the same question was asked - how, in such a charged atmosphere, with the media, race and other aspects being thrown around by a screaming media - could he possibly have a fair trial. It was suggested, perfectly seriously, that a jury from an English-speaking common law country or countries could be flown in, as they would understand what would be required of them but would have not been exposed to the pre-trial by media. Extreme, but impossible or unreasonable?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-30048517250610465772014-01-28T16:48:12.176+00:002014-01-28T16:48:12.176+00:00Thank you Anon - you have given the perfect answer...Thank you Anon - you have given the perfect answer to the nonsense posted.ObiterJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04544226917595022902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-60373127906541918932014-01-28T09:50:47.302+00:002014-01-28T09:50:47.302+00:00Thankfully peremptory challenge of jurors is no mo...Thankfully peremptory challenge of jurors is no more and any objection must be 'for cause' I don't think having the good sense not to watch trash TV IS good cause!! SouthLondonJPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-80204264004214974242014-01-27T21:29:41.701+00:002014-01-27T21:29:41.701+00:00Thanks to the Jackson civil procedure reforms, no ...Thanks to the Jackson civil procedure reforms, no win no fee funding arrangements are now outlawed except in prescribed circumstances not including the one you describe. And their replacement in the form of contingency fees, the so called damages based agreements, have yet to emerge onto the scene.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-52090239661872135662014-01-27T07:40:56.498+00:002014-01-27T07:40:56.498+00:00Never even heard before about this TV show. Mind ...Never even heard before about this TV show. Mind you a jury of people who don't watch TV tosh risks a jury of people that are 'smarter than the average bear, Boo-boo', and would doubtless be accused by the defence of being unrepresentative of the peers of these defendants.Tony Frostnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-84618194341286068432014-01-26T21:13:49.178+00:002014-01-26T21:13:49.178+00:00Moi non plus.Moi non plus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-65636399096564671312014-01-26T18:17:52.522+00:002014-01-26T18:17:52.522+00:00I've not watched it.
John GibsonI've not watched it.<br />John Gibson<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-88581351936841572382014-01-26T16:32:18.108+00:002014-01-26T16:32:18.108+00:00Yes, the TV licensing lists at your local mags'...Yes, the TV licensing lists at your local mags' courts are full of them.Andrew Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17273362558325263161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-53320422742744535722014-01-26T16:11:26.226+00:002014-01-26T16:11:26.226+00:00How many of them don't have access to radio, p...How many of them don't have access to radio, printed media, and the internet either?snaprailshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05518492840448577403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-56999072836945372162014-01-26T14:53:06.836+00:002014-01-26T14:53:06.836+00:00I never watch "reality" programmes so ha...I never watch "reality" programmes so have no idea what it is they may have done.That should be the first question asked of any juror.johnd2008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-59259825925005010322014-01-26T12:02:16.163+00:002014-01-26T12:02:16.163+00:00What was Harold Wilson thinking when his governmen...What was Harold Wilson thinking when his government abolished Misprision of Felony in 1967. Were this still Common Law C4 could be charged for not reporting offences. As it stands, perhaps there is the chance of a Representative Action under the Civil Procedure Rules against C4 by Birmingham's retailers? I'm sure that a brief could be found willing to take the case on, on a conditional fee basis i.e. "no win - no fee". Perhaps the British Retail Consortium and British Independent Retailers Association could jointly coordinate such an initiative for their members.Buster Gasketnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-21325824643715180662014-01-26T11:27:15.049+00:002014-01-26T11:27:15.049+00:00You could start by looking for people without tele...You could start by looking for people without television sets. There are more of these than is generally supposed.Brian, follower of Deornothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11941277617617928470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-54056622165838768912014-01-26T01:48:37.830+00:002014-01-26T01:48:37.830+00:00A Tricky One Indeed - those who are the media port...A Tricky One Indeed - those who are the media portray as guilty will be found guilty!David Hursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00803126450017420488noreply@blogger.com