Pearlagius

1. arraignment, change of plea and pleas to lesser offences 2. pre-trial and plea and trial preparation hearings 3. prosecution offering no evidence and leaving counts to lie on file 4. applications to dismiss

1. the indictment, including time limits and the structure and format of an indictment 2. rules governing joinder of counts in an indictment and the consequences of misjoinder 3. rules relating to specimen counts 4. joinder of accused in an indictment 5. applications to sever the indictment 6. applications to amend indictments 7. voluntary bills of indictment

Criminal Litigation - Disclosure of unused material and defence statements 1. investigator’s duty to retain unused material (detailed knowledge not required), prosecutor’s duty of disclosure and the test for determining whether unused material should be disclosed by the prosecution 2. time limits for prosecution disclosure, applications to compel prosecution to disclose and the continuing duty to review 3. defence duties of disclosure, defence statements and consequences of defence disclo...

Criminal Litigation - Preliminaries to Prosecution The Codes of Practice issued under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) and their importance to criminal investigations 2. The provisions of Code C.10 (cautions and special warnings) and Code C.11 (interviews) 3. The main powers of arrest and the detention and treatment of suspects 4. The role of the Crown Prosecution Service and other prosecutors 5. The different methods of commencing criminal proceedings and time limits