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Jury Act 1995
sec.58Failure to reach unanimous verdict in civil cases
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### sec.58 Failure to reach unanimous verdict in civil cases
If after deliberating for 6 hours, a jury in a civil trial has not reached a verdict, the judge may discharge the jury.
However, if the jury has not reached a unanimous verdict after 6 hours deliberation, the court may, if the parties agree, take the verdict of 3 of the jurors as the verdict of the jury.
(sec.58-ssec.1) If after deliberating for 6 hours, a jury in a civil trial has not reached a verdict, the judge may discharge the jury.
(sec.58-ssec.2) However, if the jury has not reached a unanimous verdict after 6 hours deliberation, the court may, if the parties agree, take the verdict of 3 of the jurors as the verdict of the jury.