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.