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Criminal Litigation in Hong Kong, 4th Edition (Hardcopy + e-Book)

Edited by Simon S.Y. So · Christopher Knight · Anthony Upham
Sweet & Maxwell Hong Kong November 2021

Specifications

ISBN-13
9789888590773
Publisher
Sweet & Maxwell Hong Kong
Publication
November 2021
Format
Paperback + eBook , 710 pages
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

“The book provides a breadth of practical information … to address the whole gamut of issues that arise in the everyday practice of criminal law … an invaluable resource for both practitioners and students” From the Foreword by The Honourable Mr Justice Lunn
 
Criminal Litigation in Hong Kong is a practical ‘survival kit’ for criminal law.  It emphasises good professional practice and risk avoidance measures to protect the practicing solicitor from accusations of negligence or unprofessional conduct.  It focuses on problems practitioners are likely to encounter, provides practical guidance on how to deal with these situations, and to obtain the maximum advantage for the client. Along with this, the title illustrates processes from receiving clients’ instructions to guidance through the entire litigation process and contains sample documents to use, tricks of the trade, and detailed checklists. 
 

Remarks: This book is special that “Student Edition” is NOT available for sale in our shop. Students please check with your school or teacher for details.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Receiving Instructions to Visit a Person Detained in Custody
Chapter 2 Visiting a Person in Police Custody
Chapter 3 Accompanying a Client to a Police Station
Chapter 4 Identification Parades
Chapter 5 First Appearance Before a Magistrate and Applications for Bail
Chapter 6 Subsequent Appearances Before a Magistrate: Transfers to the District Court and Committal Proceedings; Transfers Between Courts
Chapter 7 Obtaining the Case Papers and Advising on Plea
Chapter 8 Preparing for a Plea of Guilty or for Trial
Chapter 9 Trials
Chapter 10 Pleas of Mitigation
Chapter 11 Reviews
Chapter 12 Appeals
Chapter 13 Applications to the Court of First Instance for Bail Pending Trial and Applications for Bail Pending Appeal
Chapter 14 Juveniles
Chapter 15 Appearance Before Special Magistrates
Chapter 16 Termination of Retainer
Chapter 17 The Basic Law, the Bill of Rights Ordinance and Abuse of Process
Chapter 18 Costs
Chapter 19 The Duty Lawyer and Legal Aid
Chapter 20 The Solicitor as Prosecutor
Chapter 21 Conflicts of Interest

About the Author

Simon S.Y. So, LLB, LLMArbDR (Distinction),

Christopher Knight is a solicitor admitted in England & Wales, Hong Kong and Australia. He is the senior partner at Knight & Ho and has been practicing law in Hong Kong for over 30 years. He has represented defendants in many serious criminal cases.

Anthony Upham obtained his BA (Law) from Southampton University in 1964 and his LL.M from Exeter University in 1991. He is admitted to practice as solicitor in Hong Kong and in England and Wales, but is not currently in practice in either jurisdiction. He was in private practice in England until 1982 dealing mainly with litigation and advocacy and criminal defense work. He was appointed as a Magistrate in the Judiciary of Hong Kong in 1982. He remained in the Magistracy until 1989 with acting appointments as Principal Magistrate and Coroner. From 1990 until 2009 he was an Associate Professor with the School of Law at City University of Hong Kong. He retired from City University in 2009 and since then has undertaken part-time teaching on the LL.B and the PCLL at the University of Hong Kong.

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