Case Management in Criminal Trials

Roderick Denyer started life as an academic and then practised at the common law bar for many years, taking silk in 1990. He has been a member of The Criminal Procedure Rules Committee since its inception. He has been a judge since 2002 and he is currently based in Bristol. He has written widely on aspects of criminal procedure. He is also a bencher of the Inner Temple.

• 1. Case Management and the Criminal Procedure Rules 2. The Plea and Case Management Hearing 3. Non-compliance with Case Management and Other Procedural Orders and the Sanctions Available to the Court 4. Defence Statement and Disclosure 5. Reporting Restrictions 6. Abuse of Process Applications 7. Fitness to Plead 8. Vulnerable Defendants 9. Vulnerable Witnesses: Competence, Special Measures and Anonymity10. The Reluctant Witness 11. Adjournments 12. Trial in the Absence of the Defendant 13. Basis of Plea, Newton Hearings and Goodyear Indications 14. Changing a Plea of Guilty 15. Submission of No Case to Answer 16. Bad Character and Proof of Previous Convictions or Previous Misconduct 17. Hearsay 18. Applications in Respect of the Previous Sexual History of a Complainant 19. Expert Evidence20. Contempt 21. The Jury

As a fan of the case management agenda I greatly welcome what is again a practical analysis of the current state of play. For those lawyers who are still generally confused, or in a state of denial, this book is essential reading. I would go as far as to say that this book should be a standard text on the LPC and bar professional training course.