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Juries Role in Civil
       Cases
Juries Role in Civil
       Cases
Used in defamation
False imprisonment
Fraud
Character and Reputation
Can be refused even in these cases if the judge
    thinks the evidence is too complicated
Ward v James: Allowed in personal injury cases
in the High Court in exceptional circumstances
Personal injury cases since that case have not
 been deemed exceptional so none have had
                    juries
Dual role in civil cases to decide liability
  and assess damages to be awarded
Credit description of Coroner’s Courts
             use of Juries.

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