Full Description
The new edition of the bestselling Blackstone's Magistrates' Court Handbook provides a complete practical guide for the busy practitioner. Incorporating essential extracts from the Magistrates' Court Sentencing Guidelines, it offers all you need in one trustworthy source. Covering all the key aspects of magistrates' court practice, the book focuses on the areas most likely to arise at short notice requiring an instant response from the advocate, as well as on those offences most frequently experienced at court, such as public order, dishonesty, drugs, weapons, driving, criminal damage, and sexual offences. Blackstone's Magistrates' Court Handbook's easy-to-use pocket-sized format facilitates quick reading and instant decision-making. Tables, flow-charts, and a clear system of icons aid comprehension and speedy navigation. Cross-referencing to Blackstone's Criminal Practice 2019 provides you with easy access to in-depth commentary.
Contents
Icons ListTable of CasesTable of Primary LegislationTable of Secondary LegislationTable of ConventionsTable of Practice DirectionsTable of European LegislationPart A Procedure and EvidenceA1: Abuse of ProcessA2: AdjournmentsA3: Admissibility and Exclusion of EvidenceA4: Allocation and Plea Before VenueA5: Amending ChargeA6: Appeals and ReopeningA7: Bad CharacterA8: BailA9: Binding RulingsA10: Case ManagementA11: Civil OrdersA12: Commencing Proceedings: Time LimitsA13: CostsA14: Court-Appointed Legal RepresentativesA15: Custody Time LimitsA16: DisclosureA17: ExtraditionA18: HearsayA19: Identification EvidenceA20: Legal AidA21: Mental DisorderA22: Misbehaviour at CourtA23: Presence of Defendant in CourtA24: Pre-Charge HearingsA25: Remand PeriodsA26: Reporting RestrictionsA27: Sending and Transfer for TrialA28: Special Measures and Vulnerable WitnessesA29: Submission of No CaseA30: Transfer/Remittal of Criminal CasesA31: Video/Live LinksA32: Witnesses, Issue of Summons, or WarrantPart B Youths in the Adult CourtB1: Age of Offender and the Position of Those Attaining 18B2: BailB3: Breach of Orders, and New Offences Committed during an OrderB4: Jurisdiction of the Adult Magistrates Court over YouthsB5: Managing the CaseB6: Parents and GuardiansB7: Remittal to the Youth Court for Trial/SentenceB8: Reporting RestrictionsB9: SentencingB10: Summary Trials Involving YouthsPart C OffencesC1: Animal OffencesC2: Breach OffencesC3: Administration of JusticeC4: Communication Network OffencesC5: Computer MisuseC6: Criminal DamageC7: DrugsC8: Education ActC9: Immigration OffencesC10: Prison OffencesC11: Public OrderC12: Road Traffic Offences-Definitions and RestrictionsC13: Road Traffic OffencesC14: Sexual OffencesC15: Dishonesty and Offences Against PropertyC16: Offences Against the PersonC17: Weapons OffencesPart D SentencingD1: Alteration of SentenceD2: Banning Orders (Football)D3: Bind OverD4: Breach of Prison Licence Supervision; Return to CustodyD5: Committal for SentenceD6: Community OrdersD7: Compensation OrderD8: Confiscation: Proceeds of Crime Act 2002D9: Criminal Behaviour OrdersD10: Custodial SentencesD11: Dangerous OffendersD12: Deferment of SentenceD13: Deprivation OrderD14: Detention in Young Offender InstitutionD15: Discharges: Conditional and AbsoluteD16: Discounts for Early PleaD17: Disqualification from DrivingD18: Exclusion from Licensed PremisesD19: Financial Orders: Priority for PaymentD20: FinesD21: Forfeiture OrderD22: Mental Health DisposalsD23: Newton HearingsD24: Offences Taken into Consideration (TICs) and the Totality PrincipleD25: Penalty Points for Driving OffencesD26: Prescribed Minimum SentencesD27: Pre-Sentence ReportsD28: Prosecution CostsD29: Racially and Religiously Aggravated CrimesD30: Restraining OrderD31: Sentencing GuidelinesD32: Sexual Offences Notification RequirementsD33: Sexual Harm Prevention OrderD34: Sexual Orientation, Disability, or Transgender IdentityD35: Victim Surcharge OrderD36: Suspended SentencesD37: Time on Remand or Qualifying Curfew
