Criminal court cases this autumn

[Queenie6655]

Hello all

Posting here for traffic

Just wondering if anyone has any idea regarding the barrister strikes and delays this autumn?

My abuser ex is up for attempted murder
I am wondering if the case set for oct will go ahead????

@Queenie6655 yes, ok thank you. Just processing it I guess. Feel let down by the system that he has effectively 'got away with it' whilst I have to struggle through. But I will get there.

I don't mean to tag on to your post OP but if I may ask so does this mean that if a suspect is in custody (remand?) till their trial date if it's going to be in 2024 then they'll be in jail till 2024?

It depends. Every defendant in custody waiting for their trial has a date when their 'Custody Time Limit' expires, ie the last date they can be held in custody without having been convicted. Theoretically, after this date they should be released on bail until their trial.

The Prosecution can apply to extend the CTL to keep them in custody longer, but there are rules around when this will be granted and a judge decides whether the circumstances are exceptional and warrant an extension.

Traditionally Judges have been pretty broad with their interpretation of 'exceptional circumstances' ie when trials were delayed due to covid, CTLs were being extended almost as a matter of course.

However, during the strike there have been several judges who have made a big point of saying the strike is not 'exceptional,' it was entirely foreseeable due to government underfunding and the state can't both under-fund the justice system and expect defendants to be the ones who suffer for it. Defendants are innocent until proven guilty and we have rules about how long we can keep people locked up without trial for a reason.

Crown Court judges aren't bound by the decisions of other Crown Court judges, but generally the 'mood music' at the moment is more in favour of releasing defendants when their trials are delayed due to the strike.

Thanks Cat

I should clarify that when I say 'more in favour of releasing defendants' I mean 'compared to in other scenarios ie during covid,' not 'more in favour of releasing than keeping them in custody.' I haven't seen any statistics of how many are being extended vs not extended overall. It would also be fair to say that the cases where a judge refuses to extend and releases a defendant will be more newsworthy, so we'll see a skewed amount of stories of this happening.

So so sad to read this

2024

How is this possible??

Just awful

And these barristers have put up with so much can we blame them for having to do this

Just so sad

My case is up in a few weeks

Who knows what happens next

Bump again

Hopeful bump

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Wondering if anyone has any news?

Keeping this going for you @Queenie6655.

Thank you

I will keep bumping too

The met say it is listed to go ahead and all other witnesses (7 of us) have been notified !!!

So we will wait and see I guess 😢😢😢

BBC News - Striking barristers to vote on pay proposals
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63072901

@Queenie6655 this just in re: strike...

I'm here - what date are you fixed for? There is to be a ballot, but it's going to take about a week

Also - I can't remember if I mentioned this before - defence barristers can 'break' the strike if they feel a case warrants it. Further, some barristers aren't striking at all.

Thanks so so much

I'm up at the end of oct

I have been told I may need to wait 2 more years

No idea what to think and no one knows yet

Awful times

Thanks so so much

I'm just unsure if I will be delayed in order to fit other cases in now??

Is he in custody? Apologies is this is upthread. Custody cases will always take priority

Hello

No he is not

His crime was committed in 2017

So been waiting so long already

Thanks again this is very helpful

It's a terrible limbo. However, negotiations are progressing. It is still possible the trial could continue. That being said there are always variables in either direction:

1. Defence barrister not striking in the first place
2. Defence barrister doing case if they consider client vulnerable etc
3. Court removing trial due to lack of time
4. Some other reason why it can't go ahead

Etc, etc.

I'm sorry, it's just a waiting game.

Wow so not for certain yet

Who knows !!!!!