District Court Chief Judge Devereaux SC today issued Practice Direction 5 of 2023 Sentencing proceedings – Outline of submissions.
The practice direction aims to encourage the growing practice of practitioners providing written outlines of submissions in sentence proceedings. It includes guidelines for their preparation and submission, and is subject to an individual judge’s request of the parties.
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