Fraud casel for retrial
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THE TRIAL of Kuehne and Nagel Ltd, freight forward( Borough High Street, Southwark, London, and its Loi overseas manager, Christian Horst Hentzchell, on cha alleging conspiracy to defraud shippers and shipping lines Sept 30) ended unexpectedly at Liverpool Crown Court. Judge Joseph Davies, QC, discharged the jury and ordei retrial, unlikely to be held in Liverpool.
The trial was halted bec a juror had seen a docu] that should not have fa] part of the evidence.
Judge Davies had comp six hours' summing up. the jury had been out almost an hour when a rec came from their room to document which had removed from their filE exhibits on the judge's d tion, after a defence sul sion early in the case.
The judge brought the back to court and told 1 the document was not pa the evidence.
It then transpired that juror had perused the s bundles of documents taming over 1,400 pages v. had been handed to each j before it was decided particular document shou removed.
The judge said the should not have been disl ing this document.
Defence counsel then mitted that the jury shou discharged.