57Majority verdicts in civil proceedings

#### 57 Majority verdicts in civil proceedings 57 Majority verdicts in civil proceedings > > (1) Where the jury in civil proceedings have retired for more than 4 hours and they are unable to agree on their verdict— > > > > > (a) in the case of a jury consisting of 4 persons, the decision of 3 jurors, or > > > > > (b) in the case of a jury consisting of 12 persons or, pursuant to section 22 (b), 9, 10 or 11 persons, the decision of 8 jurors, > > > > shall be taken as the verdict of all. > > > (2) A reference in this section to a verdict includes a reference to an answer to any specific question put to the jury by the court. > > **s 57:** Am 1987 No 286, Sch 1 (13); 2000 No 31, Sch 8.