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Article: LAW REPORT: New rules on Crown Court pre-trial hearings
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- September 18, 1995
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Practice Direction: Crown Court Plea and Direction Hearings;
Lord Taylor of Gosforth, Lord Chief Justice; 25 July 1995
New rules establishing plea and directions hearings (PDHs) in
the Crown Court now apply to all cases (other than serious fraud)
in Crown Court centres which have notified magistrates' courts that
such hearings have been introduced. At the PDH, pleas are taken
and, in contested cases, prosecution and defence must assist the
judge by identifying the key issues and providing any additional
information required for the proper listing of the case.
Lord Taylor CJ said detailed operation of the rules, which
replace those issued on 25 October 1994, will be a matter for the
judiciary ...