Article 10 Amendments to the Criminal Procedure Rules 2005I1

For rule 3.10 (Conduct of a trial or an appeal), substitute—

“3.10

In order to manage a trial or (in the Crown Court) an appeal—

(a)

the court must establish, with the active assistance of the parties, what disputed issues they intend to explore; and

(b)

the court may require a party to identify—

(i)

which witnesses that party wants to give oral evidence,

(ii)

the order in which that party wants those witnesses to give their evidence,

(iii)

whether that party requires an order compelling the attendance of a witness,

(iv)

what arrangements are desirable to facilitate the giving of evidence by a witness,

(v)

what arrangements are desirable to facilitate the participation of any other person, including the defendant,

(vi)

what written evidence that party intends to introduce,

(vii)

what other material, if any, that person intends to make available to the court in the presentation of the case,

(viii)

whether that party intends to raise any point of law that could affect the conduct of the trial or appeal, and

(ix)

what timetable that party proposes and expects to follow.”.