01 December 2015
WEDNESDAY: ...| Posted by Miles Bennett at 13:57 | No Comments |
03 November 2015
It is now well known that the cross-examination of a child or vulnerable witness should not be a combative exercise. By virtue of the change in culture heralded in R v B [2010] EWCA Crim 4, the Judge now assumes the role of protector to...| Posted by Joshua Normanton at 11:01 | No Comments |
15 October 2015
Some Judges at the Old Bailey have recently been adopting the practice of delivering their summing up in two parts - legal directions to the jury, including a written “Route to Verdict”, ahead of closing speeches, and the summary of the facts afterwards. ...| Posted by Julian Christopher QC at 08:58 | No Comments |
19 September 2015
The concept of the intermediary – an independent specialist whose role is to facilitate communication between the court and a witness – was introduced as part of the raft of special measures included in the YJCE 1999 that were designed to help...| Posted by Dominic Lewis at 12:12 | No Comments |
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