PRACTICE DIRECTION FOR ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE

The purpose of this Practice Direction is to carry into effect and ensure compliance with the Overriding Objective of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015 as expressed in section 1(1) of that Act, particularly in:

1. Ensuring efficiency and speed in the case management of criminal trials and dispensation of justice,
2. Protecting the interests and fundamental human rights of the defendant, victim, witnesses and society; particularly the right to fair hearing, and
3. Ensuring active participation of all parties to focus on matters that are genuinely in issue for trial thereby reducing delays and expense at trials.