{"product_id":"civil-jury-trial-law-practice-and-precedents","title":"Civil Jury Trial: Law, Practice and Precedents","description":"\u003cp\u003eBernard Barton\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN13:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e9781917134217\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTo be Published:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eSeptember 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eClarus Press\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCountry of Publication:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eIreland\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eHardback\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe concept of trial by jury, whether for serious criminal offences or in serious cases for civil wrongs, lies at the heart of the common law legal system established under the Constitution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile jury trial in criminal matters features prominently in the several Irish text books published on criminal law and the law of evidence there is, by contrast, no contemporary text specifically on the subject of civil jury trial and the right to trial by jury in civil proceedings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApart from the need to fill a long overdue information deficit in this area of law for the legally curious the purpose of this book is to provide judges and practitioners engaged in civil litigation with a practical companion on the law relating to and the practice and procedure of civil jury trial.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat the concept of jury trial, enshrined in the Magna Carta, has survived to the modern day is testament to the resilience this mode of trial as the best means of preserving and protecting the civil liberties of the individual. Conceived and found to be a bulwark against the arbitrary misuse of power through the involvement of the public in the administration of justice, jury trial is above all a quintessential manifestation of democracy in the justice system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the right to trial by jury for serious criminal offences enshrined in the Constitution is well understood and the subject of much study and discourse, the same cannot be said for the statutory right to jury trial in civil proceedings. From experience the extent of the right is not generally appreciated, even by those practicing in civil litigation, as a consequence of which litigants can be left without advice on the entitlement to a jury trial as of right, a lacuna comprehensively addressed by this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdl id=\"contents\"\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1. Origin and evolution of civil jury trial; Judicature Acts, Independence; Courts of Justice Act 1924\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEntitlement to a jury in civil proceedings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2. Restriction of right to jury trial in personal injury actions-exceptions-effect of Courts Act 1988\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSubsisting right to jury trial in civil proceedings; exercise of right\u003cbr\u003eCauses of action triable by jury as of right\u003cbr\u003eJury membership : Ineligible, Incapable and disqualified persons\u003cbr\u003eJury verdicts; majority verdict\u003cbr\u003ePractice and Procedure\u003cbr\u003eEmpanelling a civil jury\u003cbr\u003eJudge’s address to a jury panel\u003cbr\u003eJudge’s address to a sworn jury\u003cbr\u003eChoosing a jury foreperson\u003cbr\u003eInterlocutory applications\u003cbr\u003eOrder of address to jury by parties\u003cbr\u003eJudicial behaviour at trial\u003cbr\u003eWithdrawal of proceedings from a jury\u003cbr\u003eOpening and closing addresses\u003cbr\u003eIssue paper; Requisitions\u003cbr\u003eRole and duties of judge and jury\u003cbr\u003eJudge’s charge to the jury\u003cbr\u003eDirections on the law; summing up\u003cbr\u003eDamages; content of charge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3. Guidance to a jury on damages in defamation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDistinction between damages in defamation and personal injuries\u003cbr\u003eHiggins’ guidelines on damages in defamation; Law of defamation and juries; statutory defences; practice and procedure; Malicious Falsehood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4. Trespass to the person; causes of action; defences\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWrongful arrest\/ false imprisonment; Other causes of action triable by jury.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e5. Precedent\u003c\/strong\u003es\u003cbr\u003eSample addresses by counsel and judicial charges on the law to the jury in defamation and trespass actions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdl id=\"contents\"\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"CLarus press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56993291501892,"sku":"9781917134217","price":210.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1765\/5181\/files\/9781917134217_1.jpg?v=1784287891","url":"https:\/\/legalbooks.ie\/en-gb\/products\/civil-jury-trial-law-practice-and-precedents","provider":"Legal \u0026 General \/ Legalbooks.ie","version":"1.0","type":"link"}