Subjects:

Criminal Law

Contents:

Dishonesty.

Fraud.

Theft.

Deception.

Documents, records and accounts.

Company fraud.

Corruption.

Frauds on investors.

Frauds on creditors.

Frauds on the public.

Computer fraud.

Jurisdiction.

The investigation of serious fraud.

The prosecution of serious fraud.

Presenting a fraud case.

Evidence.

The second edition of this authoritative title provides complete coverage of the substantive law and practice relating to fraud. In addition, a thorough examination of the law relating to jurisdiction, investigation, procedure and evidence is provided. Important developments covered include:-

• The House of Lords' decision in Gomez on the relationship between theft and obtaining property by deception
• The statutory reversal of Ayres on conspiracy to defraud
• Other case law on theft, deception, forgery and false accounting.