Butterworths Stone's Justices' Manual is relied upon each year by thousands of professionals to provide the most reliable and current coverage of the legislative changes affecting magistrates' courts.
With the accompanying CD-ROM, Stone's provides comprehensive coverage of all existing, new and amended legislation affecting the magistrates' courts and hundreds of new cases that set precedents or clarify particular principles of law.
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Butterworths Supplement to Stone's Justices' Manual is also included in the subscription price, published in October. Butterworths Supplement to Stone's Justices' Manual 2012 is a valuable addition to the Stone's service, with recent cases and legislation included, as well as updated and new commentary on relevant changes to the law of the magistrates' court.
Fully cross-referenced to the main work, the Supplement ensures your Butterworths Stone's Justice Manual 2012 is updated with the latest developments.
New to Stone's Justices' Manual 2012:
- Criminal Procedure Rules 2011.
- Crime - New narrative on changes to mode of trial, committal for trial and committal for sentence (anticipating the implementation of Sch 3 to the CJA 2003)). Plus over 18 key case law updates.
- Practice & Procedure - New narrative on changes to mode of trial, committal for trial and committal for sentence (anticipating the implementation of Sch 3 to the CJA 2003)). Plus over 17 key case law updates.
- Evidence - New narrative on: prosecution calling a co-accused person as a witness; eligibility for special measures; new and witness anonymity. Plus over 14 key case law updates.
- Sentencing - New narrative on: sentencing guidelines and context; the making of sexual offences prevention orders; and violence in the context of sport; and historic sexual offences. New sentencing guidelines for burglary, fraud and drug offences. Numerous new cases on causing death by careless driving and other offences. Plus over 9 key case law updates.
- Road Traffic - International carriage of goods and passengers in the light of new EC Regulations. Plus over 8 key case law updates.
- Youths - venue and committal for sentence (anticipating the commencement of Sch 3 to the CJA 2003).
- Family - Extensive revision of the narrative on s 8 orders, especially relocation; new narrative on reciprocal enforcement in the light of the new Council Regulation; addition of many cases concerning 'Brussels II'. Plus over 10 key case law updates.
- Other - New legislation: Charities Act 2011; Energy Act 2011. Substantial revisions of the notes to the ECHR to reflect many, important new decisions; new narrative on liquor licensing appeals to the magistrates' court; new narrative on offence of keeping a disorderly house; and much more. Plus over 10 key case law updates.
