Abuse of Process in Criminal Proceedings 3rd ed

This much respected text is an essential guide to all areas of the law relating to abuse of process in criminal law - including delay, double jeopardy, breach of process and adverse publicity. The new third edition has been updated to include new case law, changes to double jeopardy, new disclosure rules, terrorism, Extradition Act 2003 and the impact of the Criminal Justice Act 2003.

Case law covered includes:-

• Attorney-General’s Reference (No. 2 of 2001) [2004] 2 AC 72, HL / Spiers, v Ruddy & HM Advocate General [2008] 2 WLR 608, PC (delay)
• R. v.Abu Hamza, Jones and Whalley[2007] 1 Cr. App. R. 2, HL (Promise)
• Post Ebrahim decisions updated (Destruction)
• R v Grant [2006] 1 QB 60, CA (executive misconduct)
• Council for the Regulation of Healthcare Professionals v General Medical Council (Re Saluja) [2007] 1 WLR 3094, DC
• Substantial new developments on Double Jeopardy case law(entrapment)
• Extradition Act 2003 / Bermingham v Director of Public Prosecutions [2007] QB 727, DC / R (Government of the United States of America) v Bow Street Magistrates’ Court [2007] 1 WLR 1157, DC / McKinnon v Government of the United States of America [2008] 1 WLR 1739, HL(extradition)
• Abu Hamza [the new Guideline case on Adverse Publicity]
• R v Mahmood and Shahin [2006] Cr App R (S) 96, CA; R v Shabir [2008] EWCA Crim 1809 / R v Morgan & Bygrave [2008] EWCA Crim 1323(confiscation)