Criminal

Criminal Practice Directions: Amendment No. 8 effective from 1st April 2019

28 March 2019 |Practice Directions|Criminal

Summary of Key Changes This is the eighth amendment to the Criminal Practice Directions 2015 . It is issued by the Lord Chief Justice on 28th March 2019 and will come into force on 1st ...

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Annual Report 2016-17

21 August 2018 |Reports and Reviews|Criminal

This Review will provide a little insight into the work of judges sitting in the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Criminal Practice Directions: Amendment No. 7 effective from 1 October 2018

1 August 2018 |Practice Directions|Criminal

This CPD comes into force on 1 October 2018

Judicial Protocol update: Expedition of Cases Involving Witnesses Under 10 Years

13 July 2018 |Protocols|Guidance|Criminal

A Protocol between The National Police Chiefs’ Council, The Crown Prosecution Service and Her Majesty’s Courts & Tribunals Service to Expedite Cases Involving Witnesses Under 10 Years.

New edition of the Equal Treatment Bench Book launched

Fully revised and updated version of the practical guide now published online.

The Better Case management (BCM) Handbook

12 February 2018 |Better Case Management (BCM)|Guidance|Criminal

This is a guide developed by judges for all those who sit in the Crown Court.

Better Case Management Newsletter (12)

28 March 2017 |Better Case Management (BCM)|Criminal

The Senior Presiding Judge explains how Streamlined Forensic Reporting fits with BCM.

Crown Court Compendium updated

28 February 2017 |General|Guidance|Criminal

Please see Part 1, Chapter 1-7 for details of February amendments.

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Annual Report 2015-16

7 February 2017 |Reports and Reviews|Criminal

Introduction by the Lord Chief Justice The publication of this Report marks another year in the life of the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division). It has been a busy one for us. The importance of ...

MG5 – How to complete guidance

31 January 2017 |Better Case Management (BCM)|Guidance|Criminal

Last Summer (2016) the Senior Presiding Judge chaired a meeting with senior practitioners to discuss issued raised regarding the Initial Details of the Prosecution Case (IDPC). As a result of those discussions it was decided ...

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