What will happen at the Preliminary Hearing?
A. The court will deal with any preliminary issues that do not need to be dealt with at the trial and decide on issues such as of admissibility of evidence, uncontroversial evidence and whether particular witnesses are required to attend. The judge will ascertain the state of preparation of the prosecution and accused and if the court is satisfied that the parties are prepared and the case is proceeding to trial it will fix a date for the trial.
