The Law, Practice & Procedure in the Adult Magistrates’ Court

Introduction

Are you involved in Magistrates’ Court work and looking to navigate its complexities with clarity and confidence? Whether you're a prosecutor, defence advocate, or advising justices, this focused and practical course will sharpen your understanding of the legal landscape in the Adult Magistrates’ Court.

Delivered live and interactively over 3 hours, this course dives deep into key areas of practice and procedure in the Magistrates’ Court, helping you stay on top of critical developments and best practices. Real-world scenarios and practical examples will be explored to ensure everything you learn is directly applicable to your daily work.

Secure your place today and enhance your courtroom effectiveness with up-to-date legal knowledge and procedural clarity. Ideal for legal professionals seeking practical guidance and immediate applicability in the Magistrates’ Court.

What You Will Learn

This live and interactive course will cover the following:

• The circumstances under which offenders may be committed to the Crown Court for sentence - Sections 14 - 24 of the Sentencing Act 2020
• The circumstances under which offenders may be remitted to other courts for sentence - Sections 25 - 29 of the Sentencing Act 2020
• Making pre-trial rulings on evidence and re-visiting those pre-trial rulings
• Dealing with adults and youths in the Adult Magistrates’ Court when jointly charged or charged with offences arising out of the same circumstances
• The sending of indictable/either-way/summary offences to the Crown Court under Section 51 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998
• Completion of the Pet Form and the identification of the proper trial issues - also a consideration of whether or not the defence can simply write on the form that the prosecution is put to proof
• Credit for guilty pleas as regards adults at the various stages of the court proceedings
• Allocation and sending
• Practice and procedure concerning criminal damage - (the value is important) and aggravated vehicle taking (where the aggravation is damage) - (the value is important)
• Section 25 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 as regards the making of a bail application on serious offences
• The consideration of the imposition of a mandatory minimum sentence and the effect upon the practice and procedure
• Re-openings and statutory declarations

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.