Archbold Hong Kong 2012 Criminal Law, Pleading, Evidence and Practice

"Criminal law often requires deep answers to difficult questions. Even more often it requires a quick answer. No practitioner, however experienced or learned, can keep all these answers in his head. He/ she needs a user friendly and comprehensive book of reference. To provide such a book is the primary objective of Archbold Hong Kong. Not having such a book is unsafe and unsatisfactory."

The past twelve months has seen an exponential growth in the number of important criminal decisions. This trend is set to continue: it is an exciting time in the local courts. Now in its seventh edition, Archbold Hong Kong 2012 contains significant changes on almost all areas and is described as ‘the bible of the criminal courts in Hong Kong’. As the only comprehensive work on criminal practice, it is the lawyers’ companion at all stages: from taking instructions, to being a court book on trial and then on appeal. Containing essential knowhow, it is the must-have publication for practicing criminal law in Hong Kong.

• Only comprehensive local reference for criminal law, covering substantive offences, pleadings, sentencing, procedure, and evidence
• Four e-newsletters keeping you abreast in this rapidly developing area of law
• Authoritative source of law
• User friendly structure
• Fully updated commentary

• Substantial revisions to the Sentencing, Human Rights, Misconduct in Financial Markets, and Environmental Offences chapters
• Significant updates to commentary on indictments, jurisdiction, costs, appeals, confessions, sexual offences, offences against the person, immigration offences, hearsay, conspiracy to defraud, motor vehicles, organised crime, proceeds of crime and other key areas