Summary Case Conferences

Edit: The Judicial College has published some information about summary case conferencing in its Criminal Procedure Manual at 3.3.VLA have started a Summary Procedure Bulletin on their website. The intention seems to be to keep court users informed of the progressive roll-out of the scheme. This one talks about the establishment of Brief Integration Service …

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DPP v Twigg & Anor [2010] VSC 145: ticking the boxes

The Supreme Court recently ruled in DPP v Twigg & Anor that the failure of a police informant to tick a box on the charge and summons document did not lead to the invalidity of process, and remitted the matter to the Magistrates' Court to be dealt with according to law. Barrister Warwick Walsh-Buckley had …

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DPP v Twigg & Anor [2010] VSC 145: ticking the boxes

The Supreme Court recently ruled in DPP v Twigg & Anor that the failure of a police informant to tick a box on the charge and summons document did not lead to the invalidity of process, and remitted the matter to the Magistrates' Court to be dealt with according to law. Barrister Warwick Walsh-Buckley had …

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