Abuse of Process in Criminal Proceedings, 3rd Edition

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 promise and adverse publicity. Both learned and immensely practical, this book provides a thought-provoking analysis of underlying issues and will help you to quickly assimilate and understand the evolving case law on different aspects of abuse of process.

The new third edition has been completely revised and updated to include the substantial new body of case law which has developed over the last 5 years. It also covers changes to double jeopardy, new disclosure rules, terrorism, Extradition Act 2003,the impact of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 and includes a new chapter on confiscation proceedings.

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)