Witness summons to produce documents or things - Practice Direction 7 of 2014

Practice Direction 5 of 2014 dealt with the issue of subpoenas in a criminal proceeding.

The purpose of this practice direction is to encourage practitioners to obtain all necessary material prior to a committal mention or Contest Mention hearing to ensure that those hearings can be conducted in a productive manner; and ultimately to ensure that relevant material is provided to the parties prior to the contested summary hearing or committal hearing.