A Briefing Note: R v Ng & R v O'Reilly Abuse of process and non-attendance

The Court of Appeal has recently given guidance on the options for the criminal courts when dealing with non-attendance of counsel, particularly prosecution counsel, at hearings and at trials.

In this briefing note, Philip Stott and Anna Draper of QEB Hollis Whiteman takes a look at the impact and ramifications.

The briefing note can be accessed here.