Since the first edition of this book - the first on the new system of case management in the UK's Crown Courts - much has happened, and the controversial and often misunderstood elements of case management have gradually evolved into a system which now appears to be having its intended effect. This book is designed to provide all those who work in the Crown Courts - judges, administrators, barristers, and solicitors - with a one-stop guide to the day-to-day practical problems that arise both before and during trial. In particular, it deals with all the problems that pre-trial case management...