Subjects:

Practice & Procedure, Key Annual Titles

Contents:

Part I: Procedural Guides

Part II: Elements of the Offence

Part III: Statutes

Part IV: Statutory Instruments

Part V: Practice Directions

Part VI: Codes of Practice and Guidelines

Part VII: Forms

Out of Print
Magistrates’ Courts Criminal Practice 2006 provides unique procedural guides together with annotated statutary material covering the entire range of criminal procedure. The full text is included on an accompanying CD-ROM enabling you to access the work on your PC at the office and on your laptop at court.

Designed to combine authority with utility, Magistrates’ Courts Criminal Practice provides you with step-by-step advice on a vast array of court procedures together with an up-to-date source of statutes, SI’s and practice directions. Unlike other comparable books, where this statutory material is often buried in commentary, all the statutes are presented alphabetically, so finding what you need is quick and easy.

Magistrates’ Courts Criminal Practice has been fully updated for 2006 to include, amongst other coverage, provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 and the new Criminal Procedure Rules 2005. It also features a new section which describes the elements of the offences including annotations for over 80 of the most common offences. This section will provide advocates and the judiciary with an easy-to-use reference to the elements of the offence and will be invaluable in opening speeches by prosecutors, identifying appropriate defences and advising magistrates on the law.

• Part I: Divides the procedure of the court under 17 headings, ranging from commencement of proceedings to sentencing and enforcement. The law and practice under each heading is explained through commentary and over 100 procedural guides. Relevant forms are also included.
• Part 2: An easy-to-use reference to the elements of the offence, including annotations for over 80 of the most common offences
• Part 3: All relevant statutes are reproduced, in amended form, and annotated by the expert team of editors.
• Part 4: All relevant SI’s appear in amended form, annotated by the expert team of editors.