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Criminal Defence: Good Practice in the Criminal Courts, 4th Edition

Criminal Defence: Good Practice in the Criminal Courts, 4th Edition

Name: Criminal Defence: Good Practice in the Criminal Courts, 4th Edition
Brand: Law Society Publishing
SKU: 9781784460891
Price: 882.70 HKD
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Author: Roger Ede; Anthony Edwards
ISBN: 9781784460891

Edited by Roger Ede · Anthony Edwards

Law Society Publishing August 2017

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9781784460891
Publisher: Law Society Publishing
Publication: August 2017
Format: Paperback , 392 pages
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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This new edition of Criminal Defence offers a step-by-step guide to practice and procedure in all of the criminal courts.

It covers the process in detail, from the role of the defence solicitor, through to shaping a case at the police station, to preparing for trial and finally action afteracquittal or conviction and sentence. It also contains specific chapters on youthsand clients at a disadvantage.

Based on up-to-date case law, it is a best practice guide to being a criminal solicitor and complements the goals of the Law Society's Criminal Law Accreditation Scheme.

1. The defence solicitor;
2. Legal and professional duties;
3. Obtaining core information;
4. Managing the case;
5. Shaping the case in the police station;
6. Funding the case;
7. The defendant in custody;
8. Determining if there is a case and advising your client to plead guilty or not guilty;
9. Choosing a place of trial;
10. Preparing for sentence: plea of guilty or conviction;
11. Preparing for trial: investigating the prosecution case;
12. Preparing for trial: investigating the defence case;
13. Directions for trial;
14. Preparing for a contested hearing: process issues;
15. Youths;
16. Clients at a disadvantage;
17. Action after acquittal or conviction and sentence;
Appendices.

About the Author

Roger Ede was formerly the secretary to the Law Society's Criminal Committee and is now a District Judge (magistrates' courts) in Sussex.

Anthony Edwards is the senior partner in a leading criminal practice, TV Edwards, and is an established author, lecturer and trainer. He is a member of the Sentencing Guidelines Council.

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