The Court of Appeal can now quash an acquittal and order a retrial when new and compelling evidence is produced.

Another proposed amendment to the sentencing proceedings will provide appeal courts with the power to suspend a conditional sentence order until the appeal is determined.

14.06(5) provides that a court may stay an environmental order “for the purpose of enabling the trustee to assess the economic viability of complying with the order”.

It is reasonable to suspend the ‘no CPR’ order in the intra- and post-operative period for reversible problems directly related to the surgery or anaesthesia.

An applicant seeking to stay the Tribunal order may bring a motion before a judge of the Court or a request for a stay to the Tribunal under Rule 19 of the Tribunal’s Rules of Procedure.