A Guide To Law Practise Under The Criminal Justice Act 1967

Focusing on the hastily passed Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001, the authors provide an explanation for the new provisions and how they operate in practice. The authors point out the serious difficulties in implementing this new legislation.

The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.

Controversial and far-reaching, the Criminal Justice Act 2003 is one of the most significant pieces of criminal law legislation in recent years. Andrew Keogh's clear explanation of the law is backed-up by a free e-mail service that alerts professionals to relevant changes following commencement of the Act.