Daniel the MouseInTheCourt

Court Room Mouse who "runs the investigative court reporting blog, Mouse in The Court" - The Times. Open Justice/niche & nuanced (AKA Daniel Cloake)

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Judge: "Members of the Jury, we’ll break now and we will resume on Monday at 10am. It’s particularly important you don’t discuss the case with anyone or look up anything on the internet do to with the case and I hope you have a very good weekend, and I’ll see you on Monday"

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The jury in the trial of R v Venables KC have been told their iPads have been updated with a glossary of terms and some 'agreed facts'.

Barrister Michael Hick is currently explaining what a 'Trustee' is...

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A jury member has passed up a note asking what the word "subvention" means. Julian Christopher KC says "that's a good question" as he undertakes to update the jury glossary in due course

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Until Joshua Rozenberg pointed this out, nobody else, as far as I know, had reported that 2 of the Fordingbridge rapists had already served the equivalent of 17 & 18 month custodial sentences whilst awaiting trial. A relevant fact, & a pretty dismal failure of court reporting.

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Speech ends: "We want to call the bluff of HMRC...Don’t despair, don’t give in! Call their bluff, call their bluff. Those are the three words"

Judge tells Hick "Maybe you need a lie down after that" as reading confirmed as having ended

Jury have left as legal matters discussed

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Calver J: "Good morning members of the jury, congratulations again for getting in today…despite the strikes"

The prosecution case in R v Venables continues with barrister Michael Hick reading partnership documents to the jury

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Adds "And I'm sure we can think of one or two other places on earth"

Criticism of HMRC staff follows: "The revenue is just full of people who are just unemployable elsewhere"

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@PatrickSmith746 I couldn't possibly speculate with what the jury may or may not be thinking ... at this time

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@ScotRamsay Well, she self-described herself as an accountant but described her role as doing bookkeeping. Agree though

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Venables' Bookkeeper Gives Evidence in KC Tax Cheat Case

Amanda Jane West, a self-employed accountant, gave evidence for 40 minutes this morning. Jury told of 50/50 payment split from trust & partnership fund

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Venables' Bookkeeper Gives Evidence in KC Tax Cheat Case
Full report:
https://t.co/DlKOnyZGNq

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"The structure that was paying me had changed... trusts are not my forte. The law had changed but my role hadn’t"
Bookkeeper for Robert Venables KC is giving evidence at Southwark Crown Court and explaining how her payments had changed from a trust to a partnership