Rule 14 Amendments to the Criminal Procedure Rules

In Part 35 (Appeal to the High Court by case stated), in rule 35.4 (Duty of justices’ legal adviser)—

(a)

for paragraph (2) substitute—

“(2)

A justices’ legal adviser must assist the court by—

(a)

preparing and amending the draft case, and

(b)

completing the case stated.”; and

(b)

at the end of the rule insert—

“[Note. For the functions of a justices’ legal adviser, see sections 28 and 29 of the Courts Act 2003^f1. See also rule 2.12 (Duties of justices’ legal adviser).]”

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 2003 c. 39; sections 28 and 29 were substituted by section 3 of, and paragraphs 25 and 26 of the Schedule to, the Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Act 2018 (c. 33).