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The new edition of the bestselling Blackstone's Magistrates' Court Handbook provides a complete practical guide for the busy practitioner. Incorporating essential extracts from the Magistrates' Court Sentencing Guidelines, it offers all you need in one trustworthy source. Covering all the key aspects of magistrates' court practice, the book focuses on the areas most likely to arise at short notice requiring an instant response from the advocate, as well as on those offences most frequently experienced at court, such as public order, dishonesty, drugs, weapons, driving, criminal damage, and sexual offences. Blackstone's Magistrates' Court Handbook's easy-to-use pocket-sized format facilitates quick reading and instant decision-making. Tables, flow-charts, and a clear system of icons aid comprehension and speedy navigation. Cross-referencing to Blackstone's Criminal Practice 2019 provides you with easy access to in-depth commentary.
Icons List Table of Cases Table of Primary Legislation Table of Secondary Legislation Table of Conventions Table of Practice Directions Table of European Legislation Part A Procedure and Evidence A1: Abuse of Process A2: Adjournments A3: Admissibility and Exclusion of Evidence A4: Allocation and Plea Before Venue A5: Amending Charge A6: Appeals and Reopening A7: Bad Character A8: Bail A9: Binding Rulings A10: Case Management A11: Civil Orders A12: Commencing Proceedings: Time Limits A13: Costs A14: Court-Appointed Legal Representatives A15: Custody Time Limits A16: Disclosure A17: Extradition A18: Hearsay A19: Identification Evidence A20: Legal Aid A21: Mental Disorder A22: Misbehaviour at Court A23: Presence of Defendant in Court A24: Pre-Charge Hearings A25: Remand Periods A26: Reporting Restrictions A27: Sending and Transfer for Trial A28: Special Measures and Vulnerable Witnesses A29: Submission of No Case A30: Transfer/Remittal of Criminal Cases A31: Video/Live Links A32: Witnesses, Issue of Summons, or Warrant Part B Youths in the Adult Court B1: Age of Offender and the Position of Those Attaining 18 B2: Bail B3: Breach of Orders, and New Offences Committed during an Order B4: Jurisdiction of the Adult Magistrates Court over Youths B5: Managing the Case B6: Parents and Guardians B7: Remittal to the Youth Court for Trial/Sentence B8: Reporting Restrictions B9: Sentencing B10: Summary Trials Involving Youths Part C Offences C1: Animal Offences C2: Breach Offences C3: Administration of Justice C4: Communication Network Offences C5: Computer Misuse C6: Criminal Damage C7: Drugs C8: Education Act C9: Immigration Offences C10: Prison Offences C11: Public Order C12: Road Traffic Offences-Definitions and Restrictions C13: Road Traffic Offences C14: Sexual Offences C15: Dishonesty and Offences Against Property C16: Offences Against the Person C17: Weapons Offences Part D Sentencing D1: Alteration of Sentence D2: Banning Orders (Football) D3: Bind Over D4: Breach of Prison Licence Supervision; Return to Custody D5: Committal for Sentence D6: Community Orders D7: Compensation Order D8: Confiscation: Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 D9: Criminal Behaviour Orders D10: Custodial Sentences D11: Dangerous Offenders D12: Deferment of Sentence D13: Deprivation Order D14: Detention in Young Offender Institution D15: Discharges: Conditional and Absolute D16: Discounts for Early Plea D17: Disqualification from Driving D18: Exclusion from Licensed Premises D19: Financial Orders: Priority for Payment D20: Fines D21: Forfeiture Order D22: Mental Health Disposals D23: Newton Hearings D24: Offences Taken into Consideration (TICs) and the Totality Principle D25: Penalty Points for Driving Offences D26: Prescribed Minimum Sentences D27: Pre-Sentence Reports D28: Prosecution Costs D29: Racially and Religiously Aggravated Crimes D30: Restraining Order D31: Sentencing Guidelines D32: Sexual Offences Notification Requirements D33: Sexual Harm Prevention Order D34: Sexual Orientation, Disability, or Transgender Identity D35: Victim Surcharge Order D36: Suspended Sentences D37: Time on Remand or Qualifying Curfew
Author(s) | By Anthony Edwards (Solicitor, Solicitor, TV Edwards). |
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Publisher | Oxford University Press |
ISBN | 9780198826651 |
Format | Paperback / softback |
Pages | 992 |
Published in | United Kingdom |
Published | 25 Oct 2018 |
Availability | Available |
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