Advocacy in the Magistrates' Court

This book deals with the real practicalities of getting results in the magistrates' court. It looks at who's who at court and who holds what information, where forms are kept and how to fill them in.

Informationen zum Autor James Welsh Klappentext This book deals with the real practicalities of getting results in the magistrates' court. It looks at who's who at court and who holds what information, where forms are kept and how to fill them in. Zusammenfassung This book deals with the real practicalities of getting results in the magistrates' court. It looks at who's who at court and who holds what information, where forms are kept and how to fill them in.

Autorentext
James Welsh, Certified Inns Advocacy Trainer Head of Advocacy Training, BPP Law School Practising Door Tenant, Bedford Row.

Inhalt

1. Travelling to Court; 2. On Arrival; 3. Courtroom Basics; 4. Overview of Criminal Proceedings; 5. Case Studies; 6. Bail; 7. Applying for Bail; 8. Mode of Trial; 9. Pleas; 10. Committal; 11. Pre-trial Hearings; 12. Preliminaries to Trial; 13. Summary Trial; 14. Crown Court Trials; 15. Sentence; 16. Sentencing and Mitigating; 17. Youth Courts; 18. Road Traffic Offences; 19. Appeals; 20. Legal Aid and Costs; 21. Table A: Classification of Common Offences; 22. Table B: Availability of Sentences for Adults/ Youths; 23. Table C: Sentences for Common Driving Offences.