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Attorney General guidance to the legal profession: detailed information

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  • Applications for Witness Anonymity Orders: the prosecutor's role
  • Apply for a Certificate of Fitness for call to the Bar of Northern Ireland or a Certificate of Pupillage for Scotland
  • Asset recovery powers for prosecutors: guidance and background note 2009
  • Attorney General's Civil Panel Counsel: appointments, membership lists and off panel counsel
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  • Attorney General’s civil panel counsel: practical information
  • Attorney General’s guidelines on disclosure 2005 and 2011
  • Attorney General’s guidelines on disclosure 2013
  • Consent of the Attorney General to prosecute: how to apply
  • Jury vetting: right of stand by guidelines
  • Nomination of counsel from the Attorney General: how to apply
  • Plea discussions in cases of serious or complex fraud
  • Proceeds of Crime Act 2002: code of practice under Section 377A
  • Schedule 3 of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016
  • The Law Officers’ approach to contempt of court referrals
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