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GENERAL SITTING COURT [2 records]

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Record 1 2016-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Practice and Procedural Law
CONT

When the general appeal list is called, the chambers judge shall transfer those cases ready for hearing to the appeal hearing list for a specified sitting of the court.

PHR

make a case ready for hearing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit judiciaire
CONT

Les parties y ont recours d’emblée plutôt que de consacrer toutes leurs énergies à mettre rapidement l’affaire en état [...]

OBS

[Affaire] prête pour la procédure orale, après la clôture de la procédure écrite.

PHR

mettre l'affaire en état

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Legal Actions
  • Penal Law
CONT

Where an accused was to stand trial before the court of general sessions of the peace, he could consent to have his trial held before a judge of that court sitting alone out of session. It was hoped that, with this option, an accused who was detained after a committal for trial would not have to languish in prison awaiting the next session of the court. The accused was therefore permitted to re-elect in order to undergo what was termed a "speedy trial" under Part XVIII(as it then was) of the Code.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Actions en justice
  • Droit pénal
CONT

Un accusé qui devait subir son procès devant la Cour des sessions générales de la paix pouvait, de son consentement, être jugé par un juge de cette cour hors du terme des assises. Cette disposition avait pour but d'éviter qu'une personne citée à procès et détenue, ne soit contrainte d'attendre en prison l'ouverture du terme de la Cour, pour qu'il soit disposé de son cas. On permettait donc à l'accusé de réopter pour subir ce que la partie XVIII de l'ancien Code désignait comme procès expéditif (speedy trial).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Acciones judiciales
  • Derecho penal
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