CLP Legal Practice Guides: Criminal Litigation - Practice and Procedure 2025-26

Unrivalled for clarity, authority and cost effectiveness, the CLP Legal Practice Guides explain in detail the principles of each area of legal practice. Each title is complemented by worked examples, checklists, model forms and relevant legislation. Published annually, these user-friendly guides are ideal points of reference for students studying the Legal Practice Course and for practitioners, whether newly qualified or as a means of keeping up with the latest developments.

Criminal Litigation: Practice and Procedure:

Criminal Litigation: Practice and Procedure provides a thorough and practical guide to all areas of the law and practice with which the aspiring criminal litigator needs to be familiar. Written with the LPC in mind, this book is suitable for both the core module of Criminal Litigation and the Advanced Criminal Practice option.

Case study documents are used to demonstrate both common documents and skills required of a criminal practitioner (eg bail application, plea in mitigation, bad character and hearsay) and, in addition, examples are used throughout the text to illustrate points of complexity. Completed copies of the most important court forms are included where appropriate, and invaluable flowcharts can be found at the end of each chapter to assess understanding of the topics covered.

table of content

Introduction

The Client and the Police

Investigative Powers of the Police (1) – Outside the Police Station

Investigative Powers of the Police (2) – Inside the Police Station

Juveniles at the Police Station

Role of the Solicitor at the Police Station

Procedure from Charge to Trial

Initial Hearings in the Magistrates’ Court

Bail

Preparation for Trial in the Magistrates’ Court

Summary Trial and Advocacy Techniques

The Crown Court

Sentencing and Appeals

Sentencing – The Law

Sentencing in Practice

Appeals

Specific Types of Proceedings

The Youth Court

Road Traffic Offences

Evidence

Visual Identification Evidence and Corroboration

Inferences from Silence

Hearsay Evidence

Confession Evidence

Exclusion of Evidence

Character Evidence

Appendices

Case Study Papers

Sentencing Guidelines"