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11 January 2023
Categories: Legal News , Procedure & practice
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LNB NEWS: Courts and Tribunals Judiciary publish progress report and BCM handbook

The Courts and Tribunals Judiciary has published a progress report, providing an update on the work that has been done by all agencies to remove obstacles to the proper conduct of cases in the Crown Court. 

Lexis®Library update: It has also published a revised and updated Better Case Management (BCM) Handbook, which should be followed by all practitioners who are conducting cases in the Crown Court from Monday 16 January 2023.

The BCM handbook is accessible here.

The progress report is accessible here.

Listing advice from the Senior Presiding Judge for England and Wales is accessible here.

Source: Update from the Senior Presiding Judge on the Crown Court Improvement Group and Better Case Management Principles

This content was first published by LNB News / Lexis®Library, a LexisNexis® company, on 10 January 2023 and is published with permission. Further information can be found at: www.lexisnexis.co.uk.

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