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A first-hand account of the first trial to take place in the UK during lockdown
Posted 01 July 2020 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Analysis|Legal and Policy|National
ANALYSIS: Courtrooms were forced to adapt almost overnight as COVID-19 disrupted jury trials. This feature explores the practical, legal and procedural implications for the justice system during the pandemic.
The cough was clearly audible to Counsel’s row and the lofty expanse of the courtroom. The Judge’s eyebrows raised. The apologetic female juror, mid-oath, continued her covenant. Other jurors looked on nervously. The date was the March 17, 2020. The trial proceeded unremarkably .
The following day the defendant was to give evidence. All save the coughing juror were present. She had report...
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