Private Prosecutions - An Advanced Guide

Introduction

This virtual classroom seminar will build upon existing delegate knowledge and explore the problems encountered by prosecutors when handling private prosecutions, as well as the problems caused by the court and defendants.

Where the Police, Crime, Sentencing & Courts Act 2022 or the Judicial Review & Courts Act 2022 have implemented changes to legislation, the course will include these updates where relevant to subject matter.

What You Will Learn

This live broadcast will cover the following:

• Why you should persuade the public sector to ‘have a go first’
• Issuing a summons - complying with CPR 7
• Objections to the issue of a summons
• Challenging the refusal to issue
• Abuse of process-what is it and how to overcome the argument raised
• CPS take-overs - the law, why the defence are attracted to take-overs and your response, including remedies
• Disclosure under the CPIA 1996 - how the regime works, and the problems disclosure can cause
• Disclosure management
• Digital material and disclosure
• Section 8 applications
• Complaints about lost or missing evidence/material
• Common defence ploys to delay or prevent you from proceedings once a summons is issued
• Recent case law on costs

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.