Effective Use Of Magistrates Court Hearings
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Effective Use Of Magistrates Court Hearings
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Author : Great Britain: National Audit Office
language : en
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Release Date : 2006-02-15
Effective Use Of Magistrates Court Hearings written by Great Britain: National Audit Office and has been published by The Stationery Office this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-02-15 with Law categories.
The Crown Prosecution Service has an annual expenditure of £568 million, employs over 7,800 staff and in 2004-5 prosecuted about 1.25 million people for criminal offences. This study looks at its performance in making effective use of magistrates' court trials and hearings.. It estimates that ineffective trials and hearings cost the criminal justice system £173 million of which the CPS is responsible for £24 million. The report identifies examples of good practice and recommends changes to improve the efficiency of the prosecution of magistrates' court cases.
Crown Prosecution Service
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Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Committee of Public Accounts
language : en
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Release Date : 2006
Crown Prosecution Service written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Committee of Public Accounts and has been published by The Stationery Office this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Court administration categories.
Following on from a NAO report (HCP 798, session 2005-06, ISBN 0102936978) published in February 2006, the Committee's report concludes that the handling of cases in magistrates' courts has in recent years become complex and protracted to the extent that it no longer amounts to summary justice. 55 per cent of the £173 million cost of delay in the magistrates' courts is attributable to the defence, but the police and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) account for another 14 per cent (£24 million) each. The CPS needs to review its organisational structure, revise its system for preparing for magistrates' court cases by adopting current best practice, and address the cultural resistance within the organisation to more modern working practices.
The Judiciary In The Magistrates Courts
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Author : Rodney Morgan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
The Judiciary In The Magistrates Courts written by Rodney Morgan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Courts categories.
Review Of The Criminal Courts Of England And Wales
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Author : Robin Auld
language : en
Publisher: Stationery Office Books (TSO)
Release Date : 2001
Review Of The Criminal Courts Of England And Wales written by Robin Auld and has been published by Stationery Office Books (TSO) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Law categories.
This report examines the purpose, structure and working of the criminal courts in the criminal justice system. In particular it considers: re-structuring and improving the composition of the criminal courts and the better matching of courts to cases; introducing a new structure for direction and better management of the criminal justice system; removing work from the criminal process that should not be there; improving preparation for trial and trial procedures and reform of the law of criminal evidence; simplification of the appellate structure. In proposing change attention is paid to the law of human rights and the potential of information technology to re-shape practices. However a central concern is the need to enhance public confidence in the whole system.
Access To Justice In Magistrates Courts
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Author : Lucy Welsh
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2022-01-27
Access To Justice In Magistrates Courts written by Lucy Welsh and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-01-27 with Law categories.
This book examines access to justice in summary criminal proceedings by considering the ability of defendants to play an active and effective role in the process. 'Access to justice' refers not just to the availability of legally aided representation, but also to the ability of defendants to understand and effectively participate in summary criminal proceedings more generally. It remains a vital principle of justice that justice should not only be done, but should also be seen to be done by all participants in the process. The book is based on socio-legal research. The study is ethnographic, based on observation conducted in four magistrates' courts in South East England and interviews with both defence lawyers and Crown prosecutors. Setting out an argument that defendants have always been marginalised through particular features of magistrates' court proceedings (such as courtroom layout and patterns of behaviour among the professional workgroups in court), the political climate in relation to defendants and access to justice that has persisted since 2010 has further undermined the ability of defendants to play an active role in the process. Ultimately, this book argues that recent governments have demanded ever more efficiency and cost saving in criminal justice. In that context, principles that contribute to access to justice for defendants have been seriously undermined.
Guidelines For The Assessment Of General Damages In Personal Injury Cases
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Author : Judicial College
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2024-03-06
Guidelines For The Assessment Of General Damages In Personal Injury Cases written by Judicial College and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-03-06 with Law categories.
The Guidelines for the Assessment of General Damages are designed to provide a clear and logical framework for the assessment of damages in personal injury cases. The first edition of this title was regarded as a landmark in personal injury practice. Each succeeding issue has built on this reputation and the book has now firmly established itself as essential reading for all those involved in the area of personal injury litigation. This new edition has updated the award figures to take into account the rise in inflation. The book also considers a small number of decisions concerning damages for sexual abuse, including image based abuse, since the previous edition. This book is edited by a working party of the Judicial College, under the chairmanship of The Hon. Mrs Justice Lambert DBE. The members of the working party are all lawyers and personal injury specialists: Stuart McKechnie KC, barrister; Steven Snowden KC, barrister; Lisa Sullivan, Master of the Queen's Bench Division; and Richard Wilkinson, barrister.
Criminal Trial Delays In Australia
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Author : Jason Payne
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007-01-01
Criminal Trial Delays In Australia written by Jason Payne and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-01-01 with Court congestion and delay categories.
This research examines the reasons for which criminal trials in Australia fail to proceed on the day of listing. The rationale of such an inquiry is that matters that fail to proceed as scheduled contribute to backlog and delay, both of which consume significant criminal justice resources. Moreover, delay in the criminal trial system may result in adverse effects, not the least of which is the anguish endured by the victims of crime and their families, and the community demanding protection from criminal offenders. This research used quantitative data from courts across a number of Australian states and territories to demonstrate that more than half of all listed criminal trials fail to commence on the listed day. After an analysis of data about trials and extensive interviews with court administrators, it is found that those trials that do not proceed can be placed into two categories: those trials that are finalised on or near the trial date either by way of late guilty plea or late withdrawal by the prosecution, and those trials that are adjourned and re-listed. While some delays will be inevitable, the report builds on recommendations made by a working group of the Standing Committee of Attorneys-General to suggest ways of reducing the backlog of criminal trials across Australia.
Civil Trials Bench Book
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Civil Trials Bench Book written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Civil procedure categories.
This book provides guidance for judicial officer in the conduct of civil proceedings, from preliminary matters to the conduct of final proceedings and the assessment of damages and costs. It contains concise statements of relevant legal principles, references to legislation, sample orders for judicial official to use where suitable and checklists applicable to various kinds of issues that arise in the course of managing and conducting civil litigation.
The Singapore Legal System
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Author : Walter C. M. Woon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
The Singapore Legal System written by Walter C. M. Woon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Constitutional law categories.
Child Abuse
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Author : Laura Hoyano
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2007
Child Abuse written by Laura Hoyano and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Law categories.
Whilst there may be universal agreement that 'something must be done' about child abuse, there is much less clarity about what qualifies as child abuse and what should be done about it. Policy makers often invoke the law at times of crisis which are seen to demand a societal response. The presence of legislation on the statute book or the creation of rules and protocols which professionals must follow is one socially acceptable sign that the problem has been recognised and that an effective response has been implemented. In the last two decades of the twentieth century, the numerous controversies about the response of public agencies and the courts to allegations of child abuse, as well as campaigns to reform the treatment of child witnesses in adversarial trial systems, provided the impetus for legal reform in both criminal and civil proceedings in England and Wales. These legal initiatives were ad hoc responses to specific problems, and not part of a coherent and integrated programme of reform across the criminal and civil systems. Legislators and the courts in family, criminal, and tort proceedings have constructed different liability and evidential rules in parallel rather than in tandem with the other courts adjudicating the same issues, and often regarding the same child. Similarly reforms in other common law jurisdictions have often been only partially understood by lawmakers in England and Wales. This book looks across the legal and geographical boundaries within which the legal discussion of child abuse is usually confined. It considers the themes and policy considerations driving each form of legal response to the problem of child abuse. It also provides a detailed discussion of the law governing the trial of allegations of child abuse in the key areas of family, criminal and tort law in English law, and compares this with the approaches in other common law jurisdictions using the adversarial mode of trial, in particular in Canada, theUnited States, New Zealand and Australia. In its breadth and depth, Child Abuse Law and Policy Across Boundaries marks a significant contribution to the rapidly evolving field of child protection law.