Weds 11th January

On the 11th January Edward Brown QC  (former Senior Treasury Counsel) and Julian Evans (First Junior Treasury Counsel) will be presenting a seminar on Witness Anonymity Orders (and Investigation Anonymity Orders) to CPS Homicide, RASSO and Special Casework Units.

The seminar will begin at 17:00 and will cover:

  • The statutory framework under the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (CAJA) and its history;
  • The Criminal Procedure Rules as they apply to the CAJA;
  • Some practical realities – a judgement call;
  • The special level of disclosure;
  • The Application and its presentation;
  • Inadvertent disclosure;
  • The effect of an order on the trial;
  • Investigation Anonymity Orders.

CPS Seminar re: Anonymity (Ed Brown QC & Julian Evans)