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The 588 police officers in the fraud squads are not equipped with the necessary accountancy or legal skills.
The Fraud Investigation Group is understaffed.
Members of the Bar are not properly paid. Better training is needed.
There is a shortage of judges with the necessary expertise to try fraud cases.
More resources will cost more money but the adoption of the recommendations will enable significant savings to be made and a reduction in the delays. More persons can be expected to be brought to trial for fraud.
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CASE CONTROLLERS
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Every complex fraud needs a "Case Controller" to control the 2.65 case from discovery to verdict.
Special training will be needed for this skilled job.
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The senior counsel selected for the trial should work in harness with the controller from the outset.
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SUBSTANTIVE LAW
Changes are needed in the law to simplify the charges, and to facilitate proof of fraud. These should be examined by an appropriate law reform body, such as the Law Commission.
ABOLITION OF FULL COMMITTAL PROCEEDINGS
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These are an anachronism; they are unnecessary and wasteful 4.7 4.20 4.31 and should be abolished in serious fraud cases.
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Their abolition would save time and money but the amount is not ascertainable due to lack of statistics.
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PRE-TRIAL REVIEWS ("Preparatory hearings")
* These are essential in serious and complex cases so as to
narrow the issues.
* They must have "teeth".
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The trial judge should preside at the preparatory hearings.
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