5. Appeal or review of orders concerning bail
If a defendant's bail application before a Magistrate is rejected, he/she has a right to his bail application reviewed every eight days, which is commonly known as "the eight-day right".
If a defendant has been refused bail by a Magistrate or by a District Judge, he or she can also consider applying for bail to a Judge of the Court of First Instance. Such application is now made by way of a form named Notice of Bail Application or Request for Variation of Bail Conditions to the Court of First Instance. The application is heard by a single Judge of the Court of First Instance sitting in chambers (open to public).
Where a District Judge or a Magistrate has granted bail, the Secretary for Justice may apply to a Judge of the Court of First Instance to review that decision.
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