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Sets out the qualifications for serving as a jury member |
Juries Act 1974 |
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Defines a mentally disordered person who is disqualified from jury service |
Criminal Justice Act 2003 |
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Makes it clear that a mere disability doesn't prevent someone from serving as a jury member |
Criminal justice and Public Order Act 1994 |
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States the importance of jury secrecy and Internet use |
Criminal justice and courts act 2015 |
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Special provision for fraud cases |
Domestic violence, crime and victims act 2004 |
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Qualifications to become a judge are based on legal qualifications |
Courts and Legal Services Act 1990, now amended by the Tribunals, courts and enforcement act 2007 |
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Established the judicial appointments commission to select judges |
Constitutional Reform Act 2005 |
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Security of tenure for superior judges |
Act of Settlement 1701, now contained in the senior courts act 1981 |
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Abolished commission areas for lay magistrates |
Courts act 2003 |
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Gives the clerk the duty to guide the magistrates of law, practice and procedure |
Justices of the Peace 1979 |
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Simplified the grounds under which the court can allow appeal |
Criminal Appeal Act 1995 |
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Prosecution now have the right to appeal over acquittal of a defendant |
Criminal justice act 2003 |