Coming soon – Scottish juries to sit in cinemas
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Lord Carloway
Juries in High Court trials in Scotland will convene in cinemas to hear cases remotely in the autumn.
The Lord Justice General, Lord Carloway, has approved the recommendation from the Restarting Solemn Trials Working Group to create remote jury centres in cinemas, our sister publication Scottish Legal News reports.
The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) will have exclusive use of the buildings while trials are running, from Monday mornings through to 6pm on Fridays.
The cinema screen will be split into four sections to give jurors carefully positioned and adjustable views of the judge and counsel, the witness, the accused and any physical or video evidence. The court will have a view of each juror in a video wall placed above the jury box.
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