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Thread #165139   Message #3959281
Posted By: Iains
30-Oct-18 - 05:26 PM
Thread Name: BS: 'Sir' Philip Green
Subject: RE: BS: 'Sir' Philip Green
What a tiresome fellow you are shaw; Here from the horses mouth:

The Sub Judice Rule of
the House of Commons


That, subject to the discretion of the Chair, and to the right of the House to
legislate on any matter or to discuss any delegated legislation, the House in all its
proceedings (including proceedings of committees of the House) shall apply the following
rules on matters sub judice:
(1) Cases in which proceedings are active in United Kingdom courts shall not be
referred to in any motion, debate or question.
(a)(i) Criminal proceedings are active when a charge has been made or a summons
to appear has been issued, or, in Scotland, a warrant to cite has been
granted.
(ii) Criminal proceedings cease to be active when they are concluded by
verdict and sentence or discontinuance, or, in cases dealt with by courts
martial, after the conclusion of the mandatory post-trial review.
(b)(i) Civil proceedings are active when arrangements for the hearing, such as
setting down a case for trial, have been made, until the proceedings are
ended by judgment or discontinuance.
(ii) Any application made in or for the purposes of any civil
proceedings shall be treated as a distinct proceeding.
(c) Appellate proceedings, whether criminal or civil, are active from the time when
they are commenced by application for leave to appeal or by notice of appeal
until ended by judgment or discontinuance.