The Criminal Procedure Rules - An Update with Colin Beaumont

Introduction

This webinar will cover the amended Criminal Procedure Rules 2020 and Criminal Practice Directions issued by the Lord Chief Justice.

There are over 50 rules for criminal practitioners to remember and the directions supplement the rules.

In addition to having a firm grasp of these, it's important to be up to date on relevant case law and this webinar will provide you with up-to-date information of all of the above.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• The aims and objectives of the Rules and the Practice Directions
• The interrelationship between the Criminal Procedure Rules and the Criminal Practice Directions
• The interpretation of Rule 3 - Case Management
• The ‘spirit’ of the Criminal Procedure Rules
• Important case law explaining the Rules
• The importance of Notices - Rule 20 (Hearsay) and Rule 21 (Bad Character)
• Criminal Practice Direction 1 - General Matters: 5C - Issue of Medical Certificates
• The service of documents - Rule 4
• Statutory Instrument 2021 No. 40 - amending the Rules on 28 February 2021 and 5 April 2021
• Statutory Instrument 2021 No. 849 - amending the Rules on 4 October 2021 - Rule 9 - the sending of defendants in their absence to the Crown Court following the consideration of the matter by the Court of Appeal in the case of Umerji
• Statutory Instrument 2022 No. 45 - amending the Rules on 4 April 2022 - Rule 9 - the requirement for the Magistrates’ to give an opinion when committing for sentence - Sections 18 and 21 of the Sentencing Act 2020 (Adults) and Sections 19 and 22 of the Sentencing Act 2020 (Youths)
• Statutory Instrument 2022 No.815 - amending the Rules on 15 August 2022 and 3 October 2022 - Rule 9 - sending a defendant back from the Crown Court to the Magistrates’ Court for trial - the new Section 46ZA of the Senior Courts Act 1981 as inserted by Section 11 of the Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

This webinar was recorded on 8th February 2023