Case management in the magistrates’ court—checklist

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Case management in the magistrates’ court—checklist

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This Checklist should be read in conjunction with Practice Note: Case management in the magistrates’ courts.

Prior to getting to court

Note that certain criminal cases are managed via Common Platform (the digital case management system for the magistrates’ court). In these cases, the Initial Details of the Prosecution Case (IDPC) and other case material will be served and accessed online through Common Platform. Case progression, including completing the Preparation for Effective Trial form (PET form) and serving any applications, will also be conducted through Common Platform. For more information, see Practice Note: How to use Common Platform and the Digital Case System.

Requesting the Initial Details of the Prosecution Case

  1. •

    defence advocates should obtain the Initial Details of the Prosecution Case (IDPC) by emailing, telephoning or writing to the relevant contact at the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). The contact details are published on the website for the relevant district of the CPS. The following information is usually required for IDPC requests:

    1. ◦

      name and date of birth of the defendant

    2. ◦

      date

Kathryn Hughes
Kathryn Hughes

QEB Hollis Whiteman

Kathryn specialises in white-collar crime cases with a particular focus on financial crime and bribery and corruption. She has experience working as part of the legal team on various high profile SFO investigations, both acting for the SFO and for private companies and individuals in such investigations. Kathryn has also spent a considerable amount of time working with the anti-corruption and anti-money laundering teams at a leading global investment bank and has an acute understanding of the complexities of the law and regulation in this field both in the UK and the US. Kathryn is also experienced in international arbitration. For example, in 2018 she worked with a leading Chinese oil and gas company and its overseas subsidiary as claimants in a multi-billion dollar arbitration administered by the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) related to their investment in a European oil company.

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