Matthew Sorel-Cameron

Red Lion Chambers

Matthew completed pupillage at East Anglian Chambers in October 2010 where he was taken on as a tenant. He had a mixed practice in civil and criminal work, before specialising in crime. He moved to Red Lion Chambers (18 Red Lion Court) in October 2014 and now practises exclusively in criminal work. He is a Level 2 prosecutor for the CPS and regularly prosecutes and defends in both Level 2 and Level 3 cases. His practice includes prosecuting and defending serious violence, fraud and drugs offences. Matthew also has in-depth knowledge of road traffic law, having conducted numerous complex cases for both defence and prosecution in both the magistrates' and Crown court.

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Witness evidence during a criminal trial

Practice Notes

This Practice Note explains the procedural requirements and practical issues which need to be satisfied when dealing with witness evidence in criminal prosecutions in England and Wales. It covers the procedural requirements contained in the Criminal Procedure Rules (CrimPR), the sequence of questioning lay witnesses, examination-in-chief, refreshing the witness’s memory, dealing with previous inconsistent statements, hostile witnesses and the cross-examination and re-examination of witnesses. It also considers tendering a prosecution witness for cross-examination by the accused and an application for a witness summons in respect of a reluctant witness under section 2 of the Criminal Procedure (Attendance of Witnesses) Act 1965.

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Obtaining a witness summons in criminal proceedings—checklist

Checklists

This Checklist summarises the steps which need to be taken to obtain a witness summons requiring the attendance of a witness at a criminal trial in the Crown Court in England and Wales and includes a link to the required witness summons application form in accordance with the Part 17 of the Criminal Procedure Rules 2020, SI 2020/759.

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