Criminal Litigation, 4th Edition

• Criminal Litigation offers a detailed, step-by-step overview of the criminal justice process, taking readers through the Irish criminal justice system in a sequential manner that reflects the journey of an accused person from arrest to case cessation
• Written by authors from both prosecution and defence who daily find themselves at the coalface of criminal advocate practice, the manual focuses on the implementation of legislation and case law in a real world practitioner environment, helping students make the transition from theoretical criminal law to the realities of practice
• The book incorporates and normalises regulatory crime into general criminal litigation practice and extends its coverage to European perspectives, client care in the context of the management of a criminal practice, and solicitor advocate skills, making it a comprehensive reference guide for trainee solicitors and practitioners alike
• Criminal Litigation is part of the successful Law Society of Ireland Manuals series, which provides a unique guide to the law, practice and procedure in Ireland

New to this edition

• Ten extensively re-written and updated chapters
• New chapters on regulatory crime and the European arrest warrant procedure
• Greatly extended chapter on bail law
• Practical focus on the procedural application of evidential rules, explored in depth through two case studies in the Evidence chapter

Criminal Litigation is a comprehensive guide to the evidential and procedural rules and skills of criminal litigation and advocacy. The manual provides effective practice knowledge of the fundamental elements of criminal procedure, with an emphasis on client care issues. It discusses the role of the solicitor at all stages of the criminal process, where the case is disposed of in either the District Court or the Superior Courts. Procedure is explained from both a prosecution and a defence perspective, beginning with arrest and proceeding to trial and beyond, in a sequential manner that reflects the criminal justice process. The law on regulatory crime sometimes referred to as white collar or corporate crime is distinguished, at a time when legislation in this area is being enacted.

This third edition has been extensively revised to include new chapters on regulatory crime, bail law and the European arrest warrant procedure. It is essential reading for trainee solicitors on the Professional Practice Course, and an excellent resource for Irish legal practitioners and other actors in the criminal justice system.


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Readership: The manual is essential reading for trainee solicitors studying criminal litigation on the Law Society of Ireland's Professional Practice Course. It will also be of use to Irish practitioners working in the area of criminal litigation and other actors in the criminal justice system.