On a guilty plea the usual figure is around £50. Unlike witnesses to fact, who are allowed only to say what they saw/heard etc, expert witnesses are allowed to state their opinion on the issue. For those with criminal records, character witnesses are usually best avoided.If any of your witnesses can’t come to court in person, you can submit what’s called a ‘section 9’ statement from them (forms available from solicitors), to be read out in court. There are some other procedure rules for magistrates’ courts and for the Crown Court made under section 144 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 and section 84 of the Senior Courts Act 1981.The rules are listed on the Rules page.. If you’re calling experts, you must give the prosecution a statement from them, outlining what they’re going to say, at least a week before the trial (ask a solicitor for the appropriate form). If you’re pleading not guilty and don’t want to go to the first hearing, you can try contacting the clerk of the court ahead of time and asking if a plea of not guilty can be entered in your absence – this will sometimes be accepted. You could then ‘sack’ your solicitor (in the nicest possible way) just before the trial so that you can represent yourself. However, a section 9 statement can only be read with the consent of the prosecution, who may well not agree as it means they don’t have the chance to cross-examine the witness. It’s likely the court will object to such questions but it’s worth a try. They should also not sentence anyone to prison without a pre-sentencing report unless they have previously served a prison sentence, although this will be waived if you refuse to co-operate with it. It basically means that the court has found you are technically guilty but that there is no moral culpability.Given for a set period of up to two years. However, it would be impossible to include every point and issue in a short briefing like this. It remains to be seen whether activists might be caught by the provisions of the Terrorism Bill if it passes into law.These include criminal damage over £5000, going equipped to commit criminal damage, and many other offences. Representing yourself in court can be very empowering. If you plead not guilty, the magistrates will hear submissions from the prosecution and from you on whether your case should be dealt with in the magistrates’ court or not. Even if they decide it isn’t, the fact remains that they’ve already heard it and may be influenced by it, whether consciously or not.Crown court cases involve many more hearings, so you will be required to travel to court more times, at your own expense.Before you make a decision, you are entitled to be given a summary of the prosecution case against you (‘advance disclosure’), which may influence what you decide to do. You do not have to provide this information, but what might happen if you don’t is that the magistrates get miffed, say they’ll have to assume you’ve got lots of money, and give you a bigger fine than they might otherwise have done.The court can sentence you to between 40 and 240 hours. If they’re in court during the early part of the trial, they won’t be allowed to testify. You may be able to get legal aid for your case, but even if the case is considered minor and would not entitle you to legal representation in court, a solicitor may still be able to advise you under the legal aid advice and assistance scheme.Unrepresented defendants have the right to have a ‘McKenzie friend’ in court with them. If you fail to do this, it’s likely your experts will be disallowed.These are the last to be called. Each side will be asked how many witnesses they’ll be calling, and the court will decide how many days should be set aside for the trial. There are few offences triable on indictment only which might be used against activists, with the exception perhaps of conspiracy (to commit an offence), which is in fact rarely used. If found not guilty (‘acquitted’), defendants are judged innocent in the eyes of the law and will be free to go – provided there are no other cases against them outstanding.Cases are either heard by two or three magistrates or by one district judge.District judges (Magistrates’ courts) are full-time members of the judiciary who hear cases in magistrates’ courts. They usually sit in threes, or occasionally twos. Note that you don’t have to go along with whatever date they want – speak up if you can’t manage that date, and ask for it to be moved.

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