Anthony & Berryman's Magistrates Court Guide 2022

Author: Adrian Turner
Publisher: LexisNexis U.K.
ISBN: 9781474317603

Previous Edition ISBN: 9781474314503
Published In: November 2021
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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The updated edition of this annual title remains the essential publication that no court practitioner can afford to be without. It includes straightforward coverage of new case law, current court procedure, criminal offences, sentencing and more to ensure you have a complete picture of the law. Practical commentary and excellent value for money puts this title ahead of the competition as the single most important guide to the activities of the Magistrates Court.

The 2022 edition includes the following updates:

The Sentencing Act 2020
The Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Guidelines
The Domestic Abuse Act 2021

The new edition reflects the latest cases on:

Assaults on emergency workers – meaning of ‘acting in the exercise of the functions’
Breach of a restraining order – ‘without reasonable excuse’ sufficient to ensure a blameless person will not be convicted
Obstructing the police – no obligation for an individual to give name and address – the Covid regulations did not create such an obligation or require one to be implied
Deliberate physically obstructive conduct by protesters is capable of constituting a lawful excuse for the purposes of section 137 of the Highways Act 1980, even where the impact of the deliberate obstruction on other highway users is more than de minimis
Prosecution costs – recovery of pre-commencement costs
Sentence reduced by 25% on account of unjustified delay between arrest and notice of prosecution
Causation in causing death offences
Sending indictable only cases to the Crown Court in the absence of the defendant
Time limits – when a written charge is issued
Circumstances in which a defendant will be allowed to vacate his or her plea of guilty in the magistrates’ court