Subjects:

Key Annual Titles, Practice & Procedure, Criminal Law

Contents:

Students & Newly Qualifieds Offer

A. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF THE LAW

B. OFFENCES

C. ROAD TRAFFIC OFFENCES

D. PROCEDURE

E. SENTENCING

F. EVIDENCE

APPENDICES

Appendix 1: Criminal Procedure Rules 2005 (SI 2005 No. 384)

Appendix 2: Codes of practice under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984

Appendix 3: Attorney-General's guidelines

Appendix 4: The code for Crown Prosecutors

Appendix 5: Disclosure

Appendix 6: Human rights

Appendix 7: The consolidated criminal practice direction

Appendix 8: Sentencing Guidelines Coucil guidelines

Appendix 9: Control and management of heavy fraud and other complex criminal cases

You can also buy Blackstone's Criminal Practice 2009 Book & CD-ROM Pack without Supplements

Blackstone's Criminal Practice 2009 provides a single, well-referenced, and affordable volume of all the material that is truly essential to criminal practice in the magistrates' court and in the Crown Court. Expert commentary of uncompromising quality has ensured the book's position as a leading reference for the criminal practitioner.

Structured for clarity and ease of use, the book is divided into six substantive Parts (A to F) and nine appendices including up-to-date text of the Criminal Procedure Rules, PACE Codes, Disclosure materials, and Attorney-General's Guidelines.

Part A on Criminal Law: A rigorous and detailed treatise of the general legal principles of criminal law including the essential elements of crime, defences, liability, parties, and jurisdiction. Part B on Offences: A systematic analysis of key substantive offences setting out necessary definitions, forms of indictments, applicable procedural rules, sentencing guidelines, alternative verdicts, defences, elements and so forth.

Part C on Road Traffic Offences: In-depth coverage of all road traffic offences. Part D on Procedure: Step-by-step guidance covering the practice and procedure of a case from police investigation, through trial (both summary trial and trial on indictment), to final appeal.

Part E on Sentencing: Clear and authoritative guidance on every aspect of sentencing including custodial sentences, community sentences, orders, fines, disqualification and rehabilitation. Part F on Evidence: Detailed coverage of the principles and practice governing the complex area of evidence.

The 2009 edition has been fully updated and revised to cover essential new legislation including; the Serious Crime Act 2007, the Mental Health Act 2007, the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007, the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 and the Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Act 2008.

Key features:-

• For the first time Blackstone's Criminal Practice will be supplemented during the year. The Supplements are due in February and June 2009
• General Editors Lord Justice Hooper and Professor David Ormerod lead a team of expert academic and practitioner contributors, offering authoritative, clear and comprehensive guidance and analysis on all aspects of criminal court practice
• The 2009 edition has been fully updated and revised to cover essential new legislation including; the Serious Crime Act 2007, the Mental Health Act 2007, the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007, the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 and the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008
• The 2009 edition can be purchased with two cumulative paper supplements, to keep users fully up to date with key changes throughout the year
• There is significantly expanded coverage of the new Fraud Act offences
• Covers both Crown Court and magistrates' court practice
• Advice is given on all practical matters, including jurisdiction, time-limits, procedure, forms of wording, defences, and sentencing
• Appendices include up-to-date text of the Criminal Procedure Rules, PACE Codes, Attorney-General's Guidelines, the Code for Crown Prosecutors, Codes, Guidelines and Protocols on Disclosure, SGC Guidelines and the Fraud Protocol
• Common-sense indexing, frequent and precise cross-referencing, clear page design, and tinted thumb-tabs ensure quick navigation and user-friendliness
• Free online monthly update - organised by date and by Part and cross-referenced to the main work, with links to the full text of relevant judgments and legislation
• Blackstone's Criminal Practice Bulletin - free quarterly newsletter designed to alert practitioners to key developments in criminal law and sentencing