Proposed Reform Of Fraud Trials

An independent review of the criminal Courts of England and Wales by Lord Justice Auld, a senior Appeal Court judge, was published in October 2001. The Auld Review makes several recommendations, some controversial, for reforming the practices and procedures of, and the rules of evidence applied by, the criminal Courts at every level. The aims of the Review include speeding up justice and reducing the long delay between arrest, charging and establishing guilt or innocence.

One of the key recommendations of the Review is that serious...