District Court jury trials will resume in Christchurch tomorrow, Minister for Courts Georgina te Heuheu says.Six trials were postponed last week following the earthquake.All court services in Christchurch were now operating as usual and there were no sign
District Court jury trials will resume in Christchurch tomorrow, Minister for Courts Georgina te Heuheu says.
Six trials were postponed last week following the earthquake.
All court services in Christchurch were now operating as usual and there were no significant delays because of the quake, Mrs te Heuheu said.
The judiciary and jurors had agreed to resume trials, she said.
"Despite the obvious distress and disruption suffered by staff and their families our courts were ready for business on the Monday after the earthquake.
"It can't have been easy for them to turn their minds to work after the harrowing experiences caused by the earthquake, but they showed great professionalism and commitment."
There were no High Court jury trials scheduled last week, the next one was due to start next Monday.
