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The court’s case management powers

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3.5.—(1) In fulfilling its duty under rule 3.2 the court may give any direction and take any step actively to manage a case unless that direction or step would be inconsistent with legislation, including these Rules.

(2) In particular, the court may―

(a)nominate a judge, magistrate or justices’ legal adviser to manage the case;

(b)give a direction on its own initiative or on application by a party;

(c)ask or allow a party to propose a direction;

(d)for the purpose of giving directions, receive applications and representations by letter, by telephone or by any other means of electronic communication, and conduct a hearing by such means;

(e)give a direction without a hearing;

(f)fix, postpone, bring forward, extend or cancel a hearing;

(g)shorten or extend (even after it has expired) a time limit fixed by a direction;

(h)require that issues in the case should be determined separately, and decide in what order they will be determined; and

(i)specify the consequences of failing to comply with a direction.

(3) A magistrates’ court may give a direction that will apply in the Crown Court if the case is to continue there.

(4) The Crown Court may give a direction that will apply in a magistrates’ court if the case is to continue there.

(5) Any power to give a direction under this Part includes a power to vary or revoke that direction.

(6) If a party fails to comply with a rule or a direction, the court may—

(a)fix, postpone, bring forward, extend, cancel or adjourn a hearing;

(b)exercise its powers to make a costs order; and

(c)impose such other sanction as may be appropriate.

[Note. Depending upon the nature of a case and the stage that it has reached, its progress may be affected by other Criminal Procedure Rules and by other legislation. The note at the end of this Part lists other rules and legislation that may apply.

See also rule 3.10.

  • The court may make a costs order under—

    (a)

    section 19 of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985(1), where the court decides that one party to criminal proceedings has incurred costs as a result of an unnecessary or improper act or omission by, or on behalf of, another party;

    (b)

    section 19A of that Act(2), where the court decides that a party has incurred costs as a result of an improper, unreasonable or negligent act or omission on the part of a legal representative;

    (c)

    section 19B of that Act(3), where the court decides that there has been serious misconduct by a person who is not a party.

  • Under some other legislation, including Parts 33, 34 and 35 of these Rules, if a party fails to comply with a rule or a direction then in some circumstances—

    (a)

    the court may refuse to allow that party to introduce evidence;

    (b)

    evidence that that party wants to introduce may not be admissible;

    (c)

    the court may draw adverse inferences from the late introduction of an issue or evidence.

  • See also—

    (a)

    section 81(1) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984(4) and section 20(3) of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996(5) (advance disclosure of expert evidence);

    (b)

    section 11(5) of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996(6) (faults in disclosure by accused);

    (c)

    section 132(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003(7) (failure to give notice of hearsay evidence).]

(1)

1985 c. 23; section 19 was amended by section 166 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33), section 45 of, and Schedule 6 to, the Legal Aid Act 1988 (c. 34), section 7 of, and paragraph 8 of Schedule 3 to, the Criminal Procedure (Insanity and Unfitness to Plead) Act 1991 (c. 25), section 24 of, and paragraphs 27 and 28 of Schedule 4 to, the Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22), sections 40 and 67 of, and paragraph 4 of Schedule 7 to, the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 (c. 23), section 165 of, and paragraph 99 of Schedule 9 to, the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (c. 6) and section 378 of, and paragraph 107 of Schedule 16 to, the Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52). It is further amended by sections 6 and 148 of, and paragraph 32 of Schedule 4 and paragraphs 1 and 5 of Schedule 27 to, the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4), with effect from a date to be appointed.

(2)

1985 c. 23; section 19A was inserted by section 111 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41).

(3)

1985 c. 23; section 19B was inserted by section 93 of the Courts Act 2003 (c. 39).

(4)

1984 c. 60; section 81(1) was amended by section 109(1) of, and paragraph 286 of Schedule 8 to, the Courts Act 2003 (c.39).

(5)

1996 c. 25; section 20(3) was amended by section 109(1) of, and paragraph 378 of Schedule 8 to, the Courts Act 2003 (c.39).

(6)

1996 c. 25; section 11 was substituted by section 39 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44) and amended by section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4).

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