Clause 45 — Meaning of "qualifying trigger"

Part of Bill Presented – in the House of Commons at 7:30 pm on 9 November 2009.

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Photo of David Howarth David Howarth Shadow Secretary of State for Justice 7:30, 9 November 2009

Precisely, but there is still the judge saying those words to the jury, and it is for the jury to decide what they mean in a particular case. Therefore, even the Government have not succeeded in taking the case entirely away from the jury. What does "disregard" mean? It is for the jury to make that assessment.