Magistrates' Courts Criminal Practice 2007

Author	David Brewer
Publisher	Jordan Publishing
Product	Magistrates' Courts Criminal Practice Hardback+CD	£145

March 2007

Features

Magistrates’ Courts Criminal Practice 2007 provides in one volume a complete reference work for advocates and officials in the Magistrates' courts, combining unique procedural guides and annotated statutes covering the entire range of criminal procedure. The full text is included on an accompanying CD-ROM enabling you to access the work on your PC at the office or on your laptop at court.

Designed to combine authority with utility, Magistrates’ Courts Criminal Practice provides you with step-by-step advice on a vast array of court procedures together with an up-to-date source of statutes, SIs and practice directions. Unlike other comparable books all the statutes are presented alphabetically so finding what you need is quick and easy.

Magistrates’ Courts Criminal Practice has been fully updated for 2007 to include:

• the Criminal Procedure Rules up to and including the third Update;
• the latest version of the Magistrates’ Courts Sentencing Guidelines; and
• new case-law such as the Chorley Justices case.

One of the greatest challenges facing advocates and legal advisers in magistrates’ courts during 2007 will be the implementation of the Simple, Speedy, Summary Justice Initiative. Courts will expect advocates to be ready to explain in detail the elements of the offence which are disputed at the first hearing at which a not guilty plea is entered. Magistrates’ Courts Criminal Practice enables advocates to undertake this task by setting out the elements of over 80 of the most common offences together with detailed annotations.

Magistrates’ Courts Criminal Practice 2007 includes:

• Unique procedural guides
• CD-ROM of full text included
• Annotated statutes presented alphabetically
• Over 80 offences analysed within
• easy-to-use tables

Contents

Part I: Procedural Guides
Part I divides the procedure of the court under 17 headings, ranging from commencement of proceedings to sentencing and enforcement. The law and practice under each heading is explained through commentary and over 100 procedural guides. Relevant forms are also included.

Part II: Elements of the Offence
An easy-to-use reference to the elements of the offence, including annotations for over 80 of the most common offences.

Part III: Statutes
All relevant statutes are reproduced, in amended form, and annotated by the expert team of editors.

Part IV: Statutory Instruments
All relevant SIs appear in amended form, annotated by the expert team of editors.

Part V: Practice Directions

Part VI: Codes of Practice and Guidelines

Reviews

"a sound investment”
New Law Journal

“a thorough and well presented work covering all the substantial areas of criminal work ... very readable ... complemented by a CD-ROM. This format will no doubt prove invaluable to those already bringing laptops into the courtroom ... a useful tool for those practising in the increasingly complicated arena of the magistrates' court”
Solicitors Journal

Author information

General Editor

David Brewer, Barrister, Clerk to the Justices, Wiltshire

Contributors

Juan Batchelor, County Legal Information Officer, Wiltshire Magistrates’ Courts
John Hope, Barrister, Deputy Clerk to the Justices, Wiltshire Magistrates’ Court Service
James Prowse, District Judge, Oldham Magistrates’ Court
Tim Rose, Solicitor, Douglas & Partners, Bristol
Alessandro Roveri, Solicitor, Legal Team Manager, Devon & Cornwall Magistrates’ Courts Committee
Maggie Silver, Solicitor, Principal Legal Adviser, North & East Surrey Magistrates’ Court
Richard Ward, Solicitor, Professor of Public Law, De Montfort University
Nicholas Wattam, Solicitor, Senior Legal Adviser, Wiltshire Magistrates’ Courts Service

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