Cate Blanchett looks effortlessy chic in a pinstripe blazer and leather trousers as she continues jury duty at the 77th Venice Film Festival By Sean O’grady For Mailonline Published: 10:53 BST, 9 September 2020 | Updated: 10:53 BST, 9 September 2020 She is currently acting as the Jury President for the 77th annual Venice Film … Read more
The jury in the fraud trial against four Barclays executives has been discharged. John Varley, the bank’s chief executive from 2004 to 2011, and three of his senior staff have been on trial since January over claims they illegally sweetened the deal for Qatari investors. It was alleged that they funnelled £322m in secret payments … Read more
Jury selection in what is believed to be the first virtual jury trial in the US briefly ground to a halt on Monday when a prospective juror in Texas took a call in the middle of the proceedings and sauntered off the screen. The mishap took place as lawyers in an insurance dispute in Collin … Read more
Do I think jury service is a financial disaster? Guilty! By Lindsay Cook, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:57 BST, 2 May 2020 | Updated: 21:57 BST, 2 May 2020 The letter from HM Courts and Tribunals Service hit my doormat last month. I knew what it was before I opened it – for the … Read more
Post Office will only give £20,000 compensation to each postmaster wrongly accused of stealing due to IT glitch Post Office spent £120m of taxpayers’ cash on two-decade court fiasco Some sub-postmasters were jailed, forced into bankruptcy or hounded Inquiry was yesterday told the Post Office acted as ‘judge, jury and executioner’ By Tom Witherow Business … Read more
A Kentucky woman has been awarded $10.5 million after a sponge was left inside her following surgery, which led to complications and, ultimately, the amputation of ther left leg. Carolyn Boerste was 54 years old when she underwent bypass surgery to improve blood flow to her legs at the University of Louisville Hospital in 2011. … Read more
A new computer program promises to screen jury candidates for bias by analyzing their social media accounts, assigning points for occupation, political affiliation, and even ethnicity An attorney has worked with a software company to develop a new program The program will help lawyers screen jurors by analyzing their social media The program will evaluate … Read more
Jury told to ignore bankers’ bonuses as they decide fate of three ex-Barclays executives accused of fraud By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:56 GMT, 26 February 2020 | Updated: 21:56 GMT, 26 February 2020 Three Barclays executives on trial at the Old Bailey deny funnelling fees to Qatari investors to secure emergency … Read more