Guidance & resources
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April 4, 2016
Criminal Practice Directions 2015 [2015] EWCA Crim 1567 consolidated with Amendment No.1 to the Criminal Practice Directions 2015 [2016] EWCA Crim 97
Read the details of the directions made by the Lord Chief Justice.
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March 30, 2016
Amendments to Practice Directions
The Lord Chief Justice has issued amendments to the Criminal Practice Directions 2015 [2016] EWCA Crim 97 and to the Practice Direction (Costs in Criminal Proceedings) 2015 [2016] EWCA Crim 98.
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March 29, 2016
Criminal Practice Directions 2015 [2016] EWCA Crim 97
Deatils of Amendment No. 1 to the Criminal Practice Directions 2015 which comes into force on 4 April 2016.
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February 25, 2016
Consultation: Reforming the courts’ approach to McKenzie Friends
Consultation on possible reform and replacement of the Practice Guidance concerning the approach courts should take to provision of reasonable assistance by non-lawyers to litigants-in-person in respect of legal proceedings.
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January 20, 2016
Assessing credibility – Genn
Warns of the difficulty of assessing credibility, is someone telling the truth? In particular, warns against placing too much weight on the demeanour of a witness.
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January 20, 2016
The introduction – Deans
What would you want to know if you were appearing before the tribunal?
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January 20, 2016
Establishing facts – Bano
Outlines a methodical approach to assessing the evidence and finding the facts in a case.
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January 20, 2016
(Perils of the) Online World – Clarke
The relevance of social media including Twitter and Facebook to the work of judges
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January 20, 2016
Reading the papers – Ockelton
A fictional scenario illustrates what can happen when the tribunal has not read the papers in advance. Why it is important to prepare adequately and some techniques for doing so (such as developing a form to record key points). Read the papers well enough to instil confidence in the parties but not so well that it is difficult to keep an open mind.
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January 20, 2016
Burden and standard of proof – Cooper
Considers the rules of evidence as applicable in tribunals by comparison with proceedings in criminal law. What is the burden of proof? What is the standard of proof? How is this affected by the more inquisitorial nature of most tribunal proceedings, compared to a criminal trial? Differences between jurisdictions are considered. Concludes that where a Tribunal deals with non-criminal proceedings the civil standard of proof (balance of probabilities) should apply.