Publications

Key reference material for the judiciary.

This contains specimen directions for judges to give to the jury in Crown Court trials.  (Directions provide the guidance which goes into the judges' charge to the jury to assist in deciding the guilt or innocence of the defendant).

Bench Book used by the judiciary in England & Wales.  Included for reference purposes only.

A resource for those presiding in the adult magistrates’ and youth courts.

Guidance on when the principle of open justice should or may be departed from.

A compilation of helpful judgments in the field of licensing law.

Equal Treatment Bench Book England & Wales

This provides guidance to all judicial office holders on all aspects of fairness and equality of treatment in Court.  While it is an England & Wales publication, the principles which it contains are applicable in the Courts in Northern Ireland.

A compendium of guideline judgments in the area of sentencing handed down by the Court of Appeal.

Tables for guidance on sentencing for offences coming before the Magistrates' Court.

Templates for sentencing remarks in custodial sentences under the sentencing framework provided by the Criminal Justice (NI) Order 2008.

Resource materials on the law of evidence relating to Bad Character and Hearsay.