‘Falling Short? A snapshot of young witness policy and practice’ launched Lexicon was commissioned by the NSPCC to examine progress in responding to the needs of young witnesses since ‘Measuring Up?’ in 2009 and a subsequent progress report in 2011. The report … Read More
In May and June 2018 Lexicon visited Victoria to assist in implementing pilot intermediary scheme and spoke to intermediaries and lawyers involved in an ongoing pilot in Sydney
“In the blink of an eye” By Joyce Plotnikoff and Clare Park – article starts on page 4.
Examples of flexibility (November 2017) in respect of vulnerable witnesses and defendants Described by the Judicial College course director as ‘an important feature of the course material‘
A consolidated list of previous examples of flexibility
Section 28 intermediary checklist
Dispensing with the “safety net”: is the intermediary really needed during cross-examination? By Joyce Plotnikoff and Richard Woolfson – article starts on page 6.
Article about Section 28 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act (1999) By Joyce Plotnikoff and Richard Woolfson
