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Essential Criminal Law and Criminal Practice for SQE1 book cover

1st Edition

Essential Criminal Law and Criminal Practice for SQE1

By James Thornton, Amanda Parker, Orla Slattery Copyright 2025
538 Pages 9 Color & 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

538 Pages 9 Color & 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

538 Pages 9 Color & 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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Essential Criminal Law and Criminal Practice for SQE1 explains the key principles of criminal law, criminal practice and ethics in a clear, concise and easy-to-follow style. Principles are introduced and illustrated with reference to practical examples. It is split into three parts: 1) the criminal law 2) criminal practice and 3) useful/illustrative cases which have established or illustrated... Read more

1. Introduction 2. Defining and understanding criminal offences: actus reus and mens rea 3. Criminal Damage 4. Theft Offences 5. Fraud Offences 6. Secondary Parties/Accessories 7. Non-fatal Offences Against the Person 8. Homicide 9. Inchoate (Attempted) Offences 10. General Defences 11. Advising Clients at the Police Station 12. Bail applications 13. First hearings before the magistrates’ court, funding, and case management in the magistrates’ court and the Crown Court 14. Principles & Procedures to Admit and Exclude Evidence 15. Trial procedure in the magistrates’ court and the Crown Court 16. Sentencing 17. Appeals procedure 18. Youth Court Procedure and Sentencing 19. Caselaw 20. Answers to Multiple Choice Questions

Biography

James Thornton is an Associate Professor in Law at Nottingham Law School. He has taught criminal law, and led research projects on criminal legal practice, for many years.

Amanda Parker is a Lecturer in Law at Nottingham Law School with over 29 years of experience working as a criminal defence advocate and as duty solicitor. She currently teaches both undergraduate level and professional courses, including SQE.

Orla Slattery is a Lecturer in Law at Nottingham Law School. She currently teaches Criminal Law and Practice at both undergraduate level and on the professional courses.

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