Jury service insurance

You don't receive your normal salary, wage or day rate simply because you're carrying out jury service.

The court service may provide payments and reimburse certain expenses, but these aren't the same as your usual earnings and may not cover what you'd normally earn, particularly if you're self-employed or working as a contractor.

Jury service insurance can help to cover some of the income you’re likely to miss if selected.

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Jury service is when you're required to attend court as a juror and help decide the outcome of a case.

For someone who works for themselves or on a contract, being away from work can mean lost earnings. Jury service insurance can provide a daily benefit to help with some of that financial impact.

You can't simply refuse jury service because you've been summoned.

If you can't attend on the dates given, you can ask to defer your jury service. You can also ask to be excused in exceptional circumstances. For example, you may be able to ask to change the date because of work commitments, although the decision depends on your circumstances.

If you're summoned, you'll need to respond to the summons and follow the instructions provided.

You can be called for jury service more than once, but can ask to be excused if you've already completed jury service in the last 2 years. If you're excused this time, you could still receive another summons in the future.

There isn't a fixed rule that means you'll only ever be called once. Selection is random from the UK electoral register.

Jury service usually lasts up to 10 working days, although some trials can last longer. If a trial is expected to run for more than 10 days, the jury staff should let you know.

Our jury service extension provides cover for any length of trial. 

Jury service insurance isn't a legal requirement. It's an optional extension that can provide a daily payment if you need to attend court for jury service.

This can be particularly relevant to contractors and sole traders because time away from work can result in lost income.

You may also be able to claim certain loss of earnings and expenses from the court service, subject to its rules and limits.

Jury Service cover provides a daily payment when an insured person has to attend a court of law for jury service.

The benefit is:

• £250 per day for the first 10 days

• £100 per day thereafter

The extension doesn't apply to temporary employees and won't pay the benefit if you were notified before the policy started that you would need to carry out jury service.

The cover is designed to help with the financial impact of time away from your usual work. It doesn't guarantee that your normal earnings will be fully replaced.