Solicitor seeks mistrial in cruise ship action over claim juror worked in industry

Caroline Fanning claimed she was falsely imprisoned after she made a “sarcastic” comment that “there may be a suicide” to the ship’s receptionist

Caroline Fanning claimed she and her daughter were still in their pyjamas when they were twice brought, in view of other passengers, to and from the ship’s medical centre. File picture: Collins Courts

A solicitor who failed to convince a jury she was unlawfully imprisoned while on board a cruise ship intends to seek a mistrial on the basis that she alleges one of the jurors previously worked in the cruise industry, the High Court has heard.

Caroline Fanning (49), of Foxrock Avenue, claimed the alleged false imprisonment came after she made a “sarcastic” comment that “there may be a suicide” while on the phone with the ship’s receptionist in the early hours of August 9, 2015.