There are some articles about 'juries' in the newspapers of Thursday 21st February - as a result of the dismissal of the jury in the Pryce case. If you are a student on the Open University's W200 course, or studying 'English Legal System' for a Law Degree or Law A-Level - it would be well worth reading at least one serious paper on the issue.
I identified stories & articles in the paper versions of
The Guardian p1,2 & 32
Independent p1,4 & 14
Online
http://www.guardian.co.uk/law/2013/feb/21/lawyers-jury-system-vicky-pryce
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/feb/20/vicky-pryce-jury-did-its-duty
http://www.guardian.co.uk/law/2013/feb/21/vicky-pryce-case-jury-failure
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/vicky-pryce-trial-q-can-a-juror-come-to-a-verdict-based-on-a-reason-that-was-not-presented-in-court-and-has-no-facts-or-evidence-to-support-it-8503566.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/editorials/editorial-dont-blame-the-jury-system-for-this-failure-8503841.html
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/crime/article3693891.ece
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/liberaldemocrats/9883130/Jury-discharged-in-Vicky-Pryce-trial-after-failing-to-reach-verdict.html
David