Blackstone's Magistrates' Court Handbook 2023

Anthony Edwards is a retired Senior Partner of T.V. Edwards. He served at almost every level of committee in the criminal justice system, as well as the Council of Justice, and sat on the editorial boards of Criminal Law Review and Cordery on Solicitors, and as a member of the Law Commission's advisory group on criminal law. He has authored Police Station Adviser's handbook (LAG) and, with Roger Ede, Criminal Defence, A Guide to Good Practice (Law Society). He wrote the Criminal Law Update for the Law Society's Gazette and his articles have appeared in Archbold News and Criminal Law Review.Bartholomew Dalton is a solicitor and key member of the Serious and General Crime team at top-ranked London criminal defence firm Hickman & Rose. He is an experienced litigator and advocate in the Magistrates' Courts and is a recommended lawyer in the Legal 500 legal directory. Bartholomew is a committee member and the law reform officer for the London Criminal Courts Solicitors' Association.

• Part A Procedure and EvidenceChapter A1 Abuse of ProcessChapter A2 AdjournmentsChapter A3 Admissibility and Exclusion of EvidenceChapter A4 Allocation and Plea before VenueChapter A5 Amending ChargeChapter A6 Appeals and ReopeningChapter A7 Bad CharacterChapter A8 BailChapter A9 Binding RulingsChapter A10 Case ManagementChapter A11 Civil OrdersChapter A12 Commencing Proceedings: Time LimitsChapter A13 CostsChapter A14 Court- Appointed Legal RepresentativesChapter A15 Custody Time LimitsChapter A16 DisclosureChapter A17 HearsayChapter A18 Identification EvidenceChapter A19 Legal AidChapter A20 Mental DisorderChapter A21 Misbehaviour at CourtChapter A22 Presence of Defendant and Prosecutor in CourtChapter A23 Pre- Charge HearingsChapter A24 Remand PeriodsChapter A25 Reporting RestrictionsChapter A26 Sending and Transfer for TrialChapter A27 Special Measures and Vulnerable WitnessesChapter A28 Submission of No CaseChapter A29 Transfer/ Remittal of Criminal CasesChapter A30 Video/ Live LinksChapter A31 Witnesses, Issue of Summons, or WarrantPart B Youths in the Adult CourtChapter B1 Age of Offender and the Position of Those Attaining 18Chapter B2 BailChapter B3 Breach of Orders, and New Offences Committed during an OrderChapter B4 Jurisdiction of the Adult Magistrates Court over YouthsChapter B5 Managing the CaseChapter B6 Remittal to the Youth Court for Trial/ SentenceChapter B7 Reporting RestrictionsChapter B8 SentencingPart C OffencesChapter C1 Animal OffencesChapter C2 Breach OffencesChapter C3 Administration of JusticeChapter C4 Communication Network OffencesChapter C5 Computer MisuseChapter C6 Criminal DamageChapter C7 DrugsChapter C8 Harassment OffencesChapter C9 Immigration and Document OffencesChapter C10 Prison OffencesChapter C11 Public OrderChapter C12 Road Traffic Offences DefinitionsChapter C13 Road Traffic OffencesChapter C14 Sexual OffencesChapter C15 Dishonesty and Offences against PropertyChapter C16 Offences against the PersonChapter C17 Weapons OffencesPart D SentencingChapter D1 Alteration of SentenceChapter D2 Banning Orders (Football)Chapter D3 Breach of Post-sentence SupervisionChapter D4 Committal for SentenceChapter D5 Community Orders: Imposition and BreachChapter D6 Compensation OrderChapter D7 Confiscation: Proceeds of Crime Act 2002Chapter D8 Criminal Behaviour OrdersChapter D9 Custodial SentencesChapter D10 Dangerous OffendersChapter D11 Deferment of SentenceChapter D12 Deprivation OrderChapter D13 Detention in Young Offender InstitutionChapter D14 Discharges: Conditional and AbsoluteChapter D15 Discounts for Early PleaChapter D16 Disqualification from DrivingChapter D17 FinesChapter D18 Forfeiture OrderChapter D19 Mental Health DisposalsChapter D20 Minimum SentencesChapter D21 Newton HearingsChapter D22 Notification RequirementsChapter D23 Offences Taken into Consideration (TICs) and the Totality PrincipleChapter D24 Penalty Points for Driving OffencesChapter D25 Pre- Sentence ReportsChapter D26 Prevention OrdersChapter D27 Prosecution CostsChapter D28 Racially and Religiously Aggravated Crimes; Sexual Orientation, Disability, or Transgender IdentityChapter D29 Restraining OrderChapter D30 Sentencing GuidelinesChapter D31 Suspended SentencesChapter D32 Time on Remand or Qualifying CurfewChapter D33 Victim Surcharge Order