Criminal

Crown Court Compendium – updated December 2020

22 December 2020 |General|Guidance|Criminal

Updated December 2020 The main aim of this Compendium is to provide guidance on directing the jury in Crown Court trials and when sentencing, though it contains some practical suggestions in other areas, for example ...

Adult Court Bench Book and Pronouncement Cards

28 September 2020 |Bench Book|Criminal

Further amendments were made in June 2020. Please read more

Clarifying the application of well-established allocation principles in youth justice cases during the COVID-19 emergency

29 July 2020 |Criminal|Youth

Note from the Judicial Lead for Youth Justice in England and Wales

Youth Court Bench Book and Pronouncement Cards

5 June 2020 |Bench Book|Criminal

The youth court deals with criminal proceedings against those who are aged 10 – 17 years old.

Equal Treatment Bench Book: latest edition

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

Dame Victoria Sharp DBE, President of the Queen’s Bench Division

Dame Victoria Sharp was called to the Bar (Inner Temple) in 1979. She became a Recorder in 1998-2008. She was appointed as a Justice of the High Court in 2009, and was assigned to the ...

Guidance on the use of s.28 YJCEA 1999; pre-recording of cross-examination and re-examination for witnesses captured by s.17(4) YJCEA 1999

30 September 2019 |Practice Directions|Protocols|Guidance|Criminal

GUIDANCE ON THE USE OF S.28 YOUTH JUSTICE AND CRIMINAL EVIDENCE ACT 1999; PRE-RECORDING OF CROSS-EXAMINATION AND RE-EXAMINATION FOR WITNESSES CAPTURED BY S.17(4) YJCEA 1999 When section 28 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence ...

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