Juries

(asked on 9th July 2025) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many civil cases tried in court had a jury in each of the last ten years, broken down by case type.


Answered by
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Sarah Sackman
Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
This question was answered on 17th July 2025

No central data is recorded on the numbers of juries convened for civil proceedings in England and Wales, nor the breakdown into types of case. Requests are passed to the jury summoning bureau as the need arises.

The use of juries in civil cases is highly exceptional, and the most common examples where a civil jury may still be used would be for claims relating to false imprisonment or malicious prosecution.

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