Criminal Procedure

• Basic Principles – Statutes, the Common Law and other Fundamental Resources
• Visits to Police Station and PACE Interviews
• Taking instructions
• Pre-trial Issues – Disclosure, Defence Statements, Proofs and Abuse of Process etc.
• Summary trial procedure
• Trial on indictment procedure
• Sentencing practice and procedure
• Bail and remands
• Appeals to County Courts and Court of Appeal
• Evidence in criminal trials – Overview of the Basic Rules, The Criminal Justice (Evidence) (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 and Challenging Admissibility
• Role of counsel
• Role of solicitors in advocacy – Solicitor Advocates
• Practical Issues and the Ethics of Practice
• Youth Court practice and procedure
• Implications of the Human Rights Act 1998 for criminal practice and procedure
• Rules of Court and Practice Directions
• Costs, funding, legal aid