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* General Editors Lord Justice Hooper and Professor David Ormerod lead a team of expert academic and practitioner contributors, offering authoritative, clear and comprehensive guidance and analysis on all aspects of criminal court practice
* The 2009 edition has been fully updated and revised to cover essential new legislation including; the Serious Crime Act 2007, the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008, the Mental Health Act 2007, the UK Borders Act 2007, the Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Act 2008 and the new sentencing guidelines
* Significantly expanded coverage of the new Fraud Act offences
* Covers both Crown Court and magistrates' court practice
* Advice is given on all practical matters, including jurisdiction, time-limits, procedure, forms of wording, defences, and sentencing
* Appendices include up-to-date text of the Criminal Procedure Rules, PACE Codes, Attorney-General's Guidelines, the Code for Crown Prosecutors, Codes, Guidelines and Protocols on Disclosure, the Fraud Protocol and the Sentencing Guidelines Council guidelines
* Common-sense indexing, frequent and precise cross-referencing, clear page design, and tinted thumb-tabs ensure quick navigation and user-friendliness
* Free online monthly update - organised by date and by Part and cross-referenced to the main work, with links to the full text of relevant judgments and legislation
* Blackstone's Criminal Practice Bulletin - free quarterly newsletter designed to alert practitioners to key developments in criminal law and sentencing

New to this edition
* The 2009 edition is available with two cumulative paper supplements, to keep users fully up to date with key changes throughout the year
* New author Maya Sikand has joined the contributor team to write on Closure Orders, Serious Crime Prevention Orders and Public Order and related offences
* New author Anand Doobay has joined the contributor team to advise on relevant developments in European criminal law
* The 2009 edition has been fully updated and revised to cover essential new legislation including; the Serious Crime Act 2007, the Mental Health Act 2007, the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007, the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 and the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008

Blackstone's Criminal Practice 2009 provides in a single, well-referenced, affordable and portable volume all the material essential to criminal practice and procedure in all criminal courts. Expert commentary of uncompromising quality has ensured the book's position as a leading reference for the criminal practitioner and one which is frequently cited by the courts. General Editors Lord Justice Hooper and Professor David Ormerod lead a team of expert academic and practitioner contributors, offering authoritative, clear and comprehensive guidance and analysis on all aspects of criminal court practice.
Structured for clarity and ease of use, the book is divided into six substantive Parts (A to F) and nine appendices including up-to-date text of the Criminal Procedure Rules, PACE Codes, Disclosure materials, and Attorney-General's Guidelines.
Part A on Criminal Law: A rigorous and detailed treatise of the general legal principles of criminal law including the essential elements of crime, defences, liability, parties, and jurisdiction.
Part B on Offences: A systematic analysis of key substantive offences setting out necessary definitions, forms of indictments, applicable procedural rules, sentencing guidelines, alternative verdicts, defences, elements and so forth.
Part C on Road Traffic Offences: In-depth coverage of all road traffic offences.
Part D on Procedure: Step-by-step guidance covering the practice and procedure of a case from police investigation, through trial (both summary trial and trial on indictment), to final appeal.
Part E on Sentencing: Clear and authoritative guidance on every aspect of sentencing including custodial sentences, community sentences, orders, fines, disqualification and rehabilitation.
Part F on Evidence: Detailed coverage of the principles and practice governing the complex area of evidence.
The 2009 edition has been fully updated and revised to cover essential new legislation including; the Serious Crime Act 2007, the Mental Health Act 2007, the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007, the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 and the Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Act 2008.
Free online monthly update - organised by date and by Part and cross-referenced to the main work, with links to the full text of relevant judgments and legislation.
Blackstone's Criminal Practice Bulletin - free quarterly newsletter designed to alert practitioners to key developments in criminal law and sentencing.

Readership: Criminal law practitioners: solicitors and barristers (both magistrates' courts and Crown Court); the judiciary; the Crown Prosecution Service; students studying vocational law courses (Bar Vocational Course and Legal Practice Course); academics and reference libraries in the UK and worldwide; the police.

Contents
A. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF THE LAW
B. OFFENCES
C. ROAD TRAFFIC OFFENCES
D. PROCEDURE
E. SENTENCING
F. EVIDENCE
APPENDICES
Appendix 1: Criminal Procedure Rules 2005 (SI 2005 No. 384)
Appendix 2: Codes of practice under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
Appendix 3: Attorney-General's guidelines
Appendix 4: The code for Crown Prosecutors
Appendix 5: Disclosure
Appendix 6: Human rights
Appendix 7: The consolidated criminal practice direction
Appendix 8: Sentencing Guidelines Coucil guidelines
Appendix 9: Control and management of heavy fraud and other complex criminal cases