Changes and influences on jury advocacy in England and Wales during the second half of the Twentieth Century

WATSON, Andrew (2017). Changes and influences on jury advocacy in England and Wales during the second half of the Twentieth Century. Journal on European History of Law., 8 (2), 13-21.

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Abstract

Alterations in advocacy during the second half of the 20th Century before juries in English and Welsh courts, are considered. Reasons for them included: falling away in the use of Aristotle’s ancient order of closing speeches, an enormous expansion in eligibility to serve on juries, following the Juries Act 1974, resulting in major adjustment to the way jurors were addressed and to different allusions and references used by advocates; reduction, and eventual abolition, by the Criminal Justice Act, 1988, of peremptory challenge of jurors; prosecutions conducted in greater measured tones and more methodical and less aggressive defences; reduced weight given to police evidence by jurors; less heavy drinking , generally little discussed, by some barristers, and the positive effects of this on their performance in court; a rise of plea bargaining and the need to mitigate effectively after guilty pleas; introduction of Social Enquiry Reports and their effect on pleas in mitigation; the need to make, and respond to, submissions arising out of key changes in evidence and procedure. Keywords England; Advocacy; Twentieth Century.

Item Type: Article
Research Institute, Centre or Group - Does NOT include content added after October 2018: Law Research Group
Page Range: 13-21
Depositing User: Andrew Watson
Date Deposited: 22 Jan 2018 16:50
Last Modified: 18 Mar 2021 05:17
URI: https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/18427

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