Justice Efficiencies and
Access to the Justice System

Final Report on Mega-trials of the Steering Committee on Justice Efficiencies and Access to the Criminal Justice System

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Table of Contents

1. BACKGROUND

2. WORK OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE

   • 2.1 Recommendations of the F/P/T Heads of Criminal Prosecutions on the Management of Mega-cases
   • 2.2 Final Report of the Barreau on Mega-trials

3. CHARACTERISTICS OF MEGA-TRIALS

4. THE "EXCEPTIONAL TRIAL PROCEDURE"

   • 4.1 Declaration of the Chief Judge
     
   • 4.2 Case management judge
     • 4.2.1 Role of the management judge before the evidence is heard before the jury
     • 4.2.2 Common hearing of related preliminary motions involving the same evidence in separate files
     • 4.2.3 Issues under the authority of the management judge
     • 4.2.4 Report of the management judge to the trial judge
     • 4.2.5 Effect of the exceptional trial procedure on compensation provided by the state
     • 4.2.6 Role of the management judge during the hearing of evidence before a jury

5. OTHER COMMENTS ON THE CONDUCT OF MEGA-TRIALS

   • 5.1 Involving the prosecutor at the investigation stage
   • 5.2 Number of accused and charges
   • 5.3 Alternate jurors and minimal number of jurors
   • 5.4 Alternate judge
   • 5.5 Bail issues
   • 5.6 Disclosure
   • 5.7 Involvement of Law Societies

6. OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE

7. NEXT STEPS

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