CURING BIAS IN CRIMINAL TRIALS - THE CONSEQUENCES OF R. V. GOUGH

This article examines the practical application of the House of Lords decision in Gough for curing and avoiding bias in jury trials and tria ls in magistrates' courts and argues that the decision in Gough has no t succeeded in providing complete consistency for both venues. It furt her argues that curing injustice caused by bias cannot be properly ach ieved until section 8 of the Contempt of Court Act 1981 is repealed an d replaced.