Jury selection is laid down in the Juries Act 1994. While it is proven that there are reasonable alternatives to a jury trial and that there is no doubt that jury trial is both time consuming and expensive when compared with trial by magistrates or by a judge alone, however the right to a jury trial shall not be dismissed so lightly. The anti jury lobby deems the jury system unpopular the importance of which is …
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…have been shown, showing trial by jury should be abolished completely. Bibliography: Cases Ward v. James [1966] 1 QB 273 R v Ponting [1984] R v Randle and Pottle (1991) Elton John v. MGN [1999 Ward v. James [1966] 1 QB 273 R v Gregory [1993] Baldwin & McConville [1979] Sander v United Kingdom Books The Administration of Justice, White Robin 1947 Blackwell, 1991. 2nd Edition The administration of the courts MacDonald, John, 1931 videocassettes Trial by Jury- England BBC 1997 Websites www.cjsonline.gov.uk/juror/jury_service/