Defending Suspects at Police Stations: The Practitioners' Guide to Advice and Representation - Couverture souple

Cape, Ed; Luqmani, Jawaid

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0905099842 ISBN 13 : 9780905099842

Editeur : Legal Action Group, 1999

Synopsis

This third edition of a work on representing clients detained by the police includes updated versions of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and the PACE Codes of Practice. It has been revised to take account of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996; new Law Society guidance on advising clients; recent "right-to-silence" case law; the Police (Crime) Act 1997; new Duty Solicitor Arrangements; and other legislative and case-law developments. In addition to the changes in content, the text and layout have been revised to incorporate more examples, boxed summaries and "key-point" lists. There is also discussion of practical points, tactical tips and ethical issues, supported by check-lists, sample forms and specimen letters.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Defending Suspects at Police Stations includes an updated version of PACE and the full set of PACE Codes, making it the only fully comprehensive guide to advising detainees in police custody.

Initial chapters outline the issues behind defending detained clients and examine the principles of PACE and the Codes of Practice. Subsequent pages tackle the various stages of representing a client including interview techniques, samples and searches and identification procedures. A wealth of advice is given on representing vulnerable clients and handling complaints against the police together with a helpful discussion of practical points, tactical tips and ethical issues. Boxed summaries ensure that vital information can be seen at a glance.

Biographie de l'auteur

Ed Cape is a solicitor and Professor of Criminal Law and Practice at the University of the West of England. Formerly a partner at a legal aid practice in Bristol, and a duty solicitor for ten years, he is now a consultant to a major firm of criminal defence solicitors. Ed regularly lectures on courses for criminal lawyers and he writes and researches in the field of crime and criminal procedures both here and abroad.

Jawaid Luqmani is a solicitor specialising in immigration law with Luqmani, Thompson and Partners in London. He is an executive member of the Immigration Law Practitioners' Association, contributes regularly to Legal Action and lectures on courses for immigration lawyers.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Legal Action Group
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0905099842
• ISBN 13: 9780905099842
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 3
• Nombre de pages: 800
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible