Part 3 CASE MANAGEMENT
England and Wales
| Contents of this Part | |
|---|---|
| General rules | |
| When this Part applies | rule 3.1 |
| The duty of the court | rule 3.2 |
| The duty of the parties | rule 3.3 |
| Case progression officers and their duties | rule 3.4 |
| The court’s case management powers | rule 3.5 |
| Application to vary a direction | rule 3.6 |
| Agreement to vary a time limit fixed by a direction | rule 3.7 |
| Case preparation and progression | rule 3.8 |
| Ground rules hearing | rule 3.9 |
| Directions for commissioning medical reports, other than for sentencing purposes | rule 3.10 |
| Hearing to inform the court of sensitive material | rule 3.11 |
| Readiness for trial or appeal | rule 3.12 |
| Conduct of a trial or an appeal | rule 3.13 |
| Duty of court officer | rule 3.14 |
| Court’s power to vary requirements under this Part | rule 3.15 |
| Preparation for trial in a magistrates’ court | |
| Pre-trial hearings in a magistrates’ court: general rules | rule 3.16 |
| Place of magistrates’ court trial | rule 3.17 |
| Use of Welsh language at magistrates’ court trial | rule 3.18 |
| Preparation for trial in the Crown Court | |
| Service of prosecution evidence | rule 3.19 |
| Application to dismiss offence sent for Crown Court trial | rule 3.20 |
| Pre-trial hearings in the Crown Court: general rules | rule 3.21 |
| Preparatory hearing | rule 3.22 |
| Application for preparatory hearing | rule 3.23 |
| Application for non-jury trial containing information withheld from a defendant | rule 3.24 |
| Representations in response to application for preparatory hearing | rule 3.25 |
| Commencement of preparatory hearing | rule 3.26 |
| Defence trial advocate | rule 3.27 |
| Application to stay case for abuse of process | rule 3.28 |
| Application for joint or separate trials, etc. | rule 3.29 |
| Order for joint or separate trials, or amendment of the indictment | rule 3.30 |
| Application for indication of sentence | rule 3.31 |
| Arraigning the defendant on the indictment | rule 3.32 |
| Place of Crown Court trial | rule 3.33 |
| Use of Welsh language at Crown Court trial | rule 3.34 |
| Live links | |
| Live link direction: exercise of court’s powers | rule 3.35 |
| Content of application for a live link direction | rule 3.36 |
| Application to vary or rescind a live link direction | rule 3.37 |
| Application containing information withheld from another party | rule 3.38 |
| Representations in response | rule 3.39 |