Course description
The Criminal Justice Act 2003 introduced a new prosecution right of appeal against terminatory rulings to the Court of Appeal. The Act introduced a brand-new regime, enabling the Crown to challenge a trial judge’s ruling to stop a case. Defendants who would have been acquitted may now be convicted, should the court decide to interfere with the decision made at first instance.
The statute introduced a technical procedural regime to challenge such decisions. Before cases even get to the Court of Appeal, challenges may fail if the requisite steps are not followed.
Presented by renowned criminal law expert Clive Smith, this webinar is aimed at giving Prosecutors a firm grasp of the law, procedure and case-law which has grown up around such appeals, ensuring that appeals are not defeated at the first hurdle and justice is done wherever possible.
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Introduction
The Criminal Justice Act 2003 introduced a new prosecution right of appeal against terminatory rulings to the Court of Appeal. The Act introduced a brand-new regime, enabling the Crown to challenge a trial judge’s ruling to stop a case. Defendant’s, who would otherwise have been acquitted, may now be convicted should the court decide to interfere with the decision made at first instance.
The statute introduced a technical procedural regime to challenge such decisions. Before cases even get to the Court of Appeal, challenges may fail if the requisite steps are not followed.
This webinar is aimed at giving Prosecutors a firm grasp of the law, procedure and case-law which has grown up around such appeals, ensuring that appeals are not defeated at the first hurdle and justice is done wherever possible.
What You Will Learn
This webinar will cover the following:
- What decisions are considered to be ‘terminatory rulings’ and can therefore be challenged?
- What are the procedural steps prosecutors must comply with, to ensure a case doesn’t fall at the first hurdle?
- What happens to the jury?
- What avenues are open to get to the Court of Appeal - is it only the Court of Appeal that can grant leave?
- What happens if the Appeal is successful?
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