I have just issued an update for Chapter 7 (“What Will Happen At My Very First Court Appearance?”) To help you assess whether the offence that you are charged with is an ‘either-way’ offence, you can see my list of the most commonly encountered either-way offences. Also I’ve included a note about the special procedure that applies to criminal damage offences and the really quite bizarre procedure that applies to low-value shoplifting offences.
Click here to go straight to the update.