Jury Service Eligibility In Scotland

[Pete/London]

Well that`s cheeky if that is the case Arthur, but you should still get your travel costs.
If you do get the chance then take it, just as an eye opener of the divs you get on the jury. I was called up to the Old Bailey and was lucky to get 2 cases and actually found the judges to be on the ball but the lawyers a bit dim, and some of the policeman giving evidence in a surly manner.

[Arthur Little]

Well that`s cheeky if that is the case Arthur, but you should still get your travel costs.
If you do get the chance then take it, just as an eye opener of the divs you get on the jury.

Admittedly you're allowed to claim incidental expenses, Pete ... but bugger-all else! And ... having a Senior Citizens' bus pass automatically precludes me from being eligible for even travel costs.

Ironically - although I was employed [in a clerical/administrative capacity] at Perth Prison for over 14 years - I had never been inside a court building until after I'd retired ... and then only for the sole purpose of providing moral support to a guy I knew who was up on a minor charge!

But I would like to serve on a jury given the opportunity ... for the sake of sampling the experience if nothing else.

[Arthur Little]

I was called up to the Old Bailey and was lucky to get 2 cases and actually found the judges to be on the ball but the lawyers a bit dim, and some of the policeman giving evidence in a surly manner.

... wow ... the Old Bailey, eh!? I'm impressed! So you found the judges to be "on the ball" ... and the barristers a bit dim?? I've always imagined the exact opposite to be true (well ... if courtroom dramas screened on TV are to be believed, anyway!) ... with the Judge portrayed as something of a stuffy old git - who spent more than half the trial - and the "legal eagles" being shrewd, manipulative characters. As for the cops ... enough said ... I take your point!

[Arthur Little]

As for the cops ... enough said ... I take your point!

... hope John Carr doesn't read this!

, I realise ... but how's your ex-wife progressing, Pete? I was so sorry to learn of her recent illness.

[Pete/London]

... hope John Carr doesn't read this!

, I realise ... but how's your ex-wife progressing, Pete? I was so sorry to learn of her recent illness.

Thanks for asking Arthur, she is getting better but has had a complete lifestyle change, lucky for her our daughter returned to live in the UK late last year and she has been amazing.

Back on subject Arthur, I too was surprised at the Judges as I went in with preconceived ideas, maybe at The Bailey they are the `chosen ones`.What I did not like was at the end of the day when you left the building so did the witnesses and families of the accused so to save embarrassment (or possible threats) I used to nip off in the opposite direction from my way home.