CLSA duty solicitor's handbook - Andrew William Keogh|Criminal Law Solicitor's Association|Law Society

The CLSA Duty Solicitors' Handbook is the only book to provide complete coverage of procedure in both the police station and magistrates' court . Recommended by the Criminal Law Solicitors' Association, the text is essential reading for anyone wanting to obtain or retain duty solicitor status under the Criminal Litigation Accreditation Scheme.;This updated and expanded second edition has greater emphasis on sentencing, magistrates' court procedures and anti-social behaviour orders. It includes details of the very latest legislative changes, including: - Magistrates' Association sentencing guidelines - key guideline cases including Kefford, Ghafoor, Oliver and McInerney reproduced for full citation in court - new PACE Codes of Practice reproduced in full - updated to reflect changes to the general criminal contract - new section on funding of criminal cases - enhanced coverage of anti-social behaviour orders, youth court procedure, bail and magistrates' court procedures - convention rights - all the important cases of the last 12 months.;Ather than being an exhaustive guide to criminal procedure, the book provides a readily accessible reference to the common issues which can and do arise in the early hours of the morning when the comforts of the office and a law library are but distant memories.;Rather than being an exhaustive guide to criminal procedure, the book provides a readily accessible reference to the common issues which can and do arise in the early hours of the morning when the comforts of the office and a law library are but distant memories.