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Principles governing the exercise of the court's discretion to grant consent to file an information

Procedure for applying for consent to file an information

Purpose of obtaining consent of a Judge before filing an information

The difference between a judge's consent to file an information and a committal for trial

The duty of the trial court in an application for consent to file an information

What a judge considers in deciding whether or not to grant consent to prefer an information

Whether an appellate court can interfere with a judge's discretion to grant consent

Whether failure to seek the consent of the Judge renders the trial a nullity

Whether the accused person can raise the issue of lack of consent for the first time on appeal

Whether the court is called upon to determine the weight of evidence or that the offence charge have been established or proved

Whether the court should determine substantive matters when deciding whether to grant consent to file an information

Whether the grant of consent to file an information presupposes that the Judge is satisfied that the accused person has a case to answer

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