Richardson and Clark: Sexual Offences A Practitioner's Guide

Description

Richardson and Clark: Sexual Offences A Practitioner's Guide is an authoritative, practical handbook on the law relating to sexual offences. Covering the 70+ sexual offences currently on the statute books, each is dealt with individually by addressing the elements the prosecution must prove, potential defences, likely issues, jurisdiction and sentence. Charts and flow diagrams allow quick access to information during crucial time-sensitive situations, such as the post-arrest questioning of the accused, preparatory hearings and the trial itself. Case preparation checklists and draft indictments as well as guidance on Sexual Offences Prevention Orders, sex offender notification, representing defendants charged with indecent or extreme image offences and key evidential issues arising in sex cases are all covered. Richardson and Clark: Sexual Offences A Practitioner's Guide is aimed at the busy criminal practitioner and provides easily accessible reference material and practical advice.

Nigel Richardson is a solicitor who has practised in the criminal courts for some 25 years. He is a partner in Hodge Jones and Allen, where he heads one of the biggest and most prestigious criminal law departments in the UK. He has extensive experience defending in sexual offence cases at all levels, including the most serious. Peter Clark is a barrister at 187 Fleet Street with considerable experience in this field. Accredited at Grade 4 by the Crown Prosecution Service, Peter appears for prosecution and defence in equal measure. As a specialist rape prosecutor he is routinely instructed in gang rape and multi-victim cases. Peter is also heavily involved in barrister training. He sits on the Advocacy Training Committee of the Inner Temple and annually teaches several residential and evening courses for junior barristers, including the Pupil Refresher training for which he is Course Director.