Some key elements today from the Judge:
Death by Dangerous Driving Charges
The jury came into court and were told by Judge Timothy Spencer KC that the prosecution, which accuses all eight of two counts of murder and two (alternative) counts of manslaughter, is now planning to amend the indictment, adding new charges of causing death by dangerous driving against two of the defendants.
The new charges - which are obviously lesser charges than murder - are only against Raees Jamal and Rekan Karwan, who were the drivers. Both drivers face two charges of causing death by dangerous driving - one for each of the deceased - and both are pleading not guilty to the new charges, the judge said.
'Joint participation' and the difference between murder and manslaughter
Returning to the law, Judge Spencer addressed the jury on how defendants can be guilty of murder without being the "principal offender". He said: "Guilt may be proved against a defendant as a principal offender and as a secondary party to the crime".
He also told the jury that they could convict someone of murder even if they did not intend to cause a death. An intent to cause grievous bodily harm, which results in death, is also murder, he said.
He next told them about the lesser charge of manslaughter, which is causing the death of someone while either intending "some bodily harm but not grievous bodily harm" or else subjecting the victim "to the risk of some harm".
What is causing death by dangerous driving?
The judge addressed the jury about the new charges. He said that for the jury to find the two defendants guilty of it they had to find the defendants' driving on Friday, February 11, last year fell "well below" the standards expected of "a competant and capable driver" and that the jury had to decide exactly how to apply that.
The decision for the jury
Judge Spencer said: "There is no doubt that the Skoda leaving the road caused the death of Saqib Hussain and Mohammed Hashim Ijazuddin. What caused the death is clear.
"You've got to concentrate on the act or acts and the driving. To prove murder the prosecution must prove that Raees Jamal used the Seat Leon to ram the Skoda off the road - those are the set of facts the proseuction must prove to prove murder.
"To prove manslaughter, the Skoda must have left the road due to some delibrate act by the Seat Leon. To prove causing death by dangerous driving, the prosecution must prove the Skoda left the road as a result of dangerous driving."
He said that if they decided Hashim just lost control and that the crash was not a direct result of the Seat Leon then there should be not-guilty verdicts.
'Reasonably necessary' acts and 'transferred malice'
The judge said that if the jury thinks any of the defendants were acting reasonably in offering support to Mahek and Ansreen as a result of threats from Saqib then they have not acted unlawfully.
He then said that if Hashim died as a result of an intent to kill Saqib, then the defendants could be found guilty of murdering Hashim, whether they intended to or not. That is called 'transferred malice.
Jury given 'route to verdict'
The judge took the jury through all the things they have to consider before they reach their verdicts. He told them that only if they convicted Raees Jamal of murder could they convict any of the others of murder.
He also discussed how to consider joint enterprise and whether the defendants could have all anticipated their actions could have led to the men's deaths.
Lies
Next the judge spoke about lies and the many reasons why defendants might have lied at various stages. He said: "People do tell lies for innocent reasons."
He said lies told for innocent reasons could be disregarded. He said: "Lies cannot, by themselves, prove guilt but they can provide support for other evidence.
"You can't say, 'I'm going to convict him or her because they told these lies'." But he said that if the only reason for a lie could be guilt, that could help convict.
The defence cases are due to be summed up over the coming days
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