ROYAL COURT OF JERSEY
RC 21/02
New Plea and
Directions Hearing Form in Criminal Cases
In all criminal cases
where a defendant pleads not guilty in the Royal Court, the case is listed for
a plea and directions hearing before the trial judge.
Prior to that hearing,
a plea and directions hearing form is completed by counsel.
A new plea and
directions hearing form which substitutes the existing form is attached
hereto. It is to be used in all plea and
directions hearings from now on.
The plea and directions
hearing form should be completed electronically by counsel and filed with the
Court bearing the file reference no less than two working days prior to the
hearing. In the near future, all such
hearings will be the subject of electronic bundles filed in accordance with the
recent Practice Direction RC21/01.
The electronic (and in
the interim paper) bundles must consist of:
1)
The plea and directions
hearing form;
2)
The prosecution
summary;
3)
The defence case
statement;
4)
The defendant’s antecedents;
and
5)
Any other material that
the judge should consider at the directions hearing, e.g. applications for
special measures.
It is essential that
counsel update and file the plea and directions hearing form after the hearing
by 5pm on the day of the hearing in order to incorporate any amendments to the
same necessitated by rulings given by the judge at the hearing. The updated form should be filed with the
Greffier present at the hearing and with JGRCourtdocuments@gov.je
Judge's questionnaire (PDF size 251kb)
Judge's questionnaire (.doc size 21.8kb)