Where a party's legal representative makes improper contact with jurors during deliberations in a public setting witnessed by multiple jurors, the Webb v R test will be satisfied and the only appropriate course is discharge of the jury; an Elfar-type direction cannot cure the prejudice. The question whether an accused who is complicit in jury interference retains the right to a new trial remains open.
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