Publisher's Synopsis
Blackstone's "Legal Practice Case Studies" series is aimed at giving students a framework on which to build course work. This should help give students a practical focus to the work undertaken on the LPC, so that they will be made aware of its relevance in practice.;The case studies take the student step-by-step through the development of a case to its final conclusion. The actual cases have an accompanying commentary, and full reference to relevant documents is included. They have been published as a complement to "Blackstone's Legal Practice Course Guides".;"R vs Rushkin" is a complete "Legal Practice Course" case study. Starting with his arrest on suspicion of attempted burglary, the book follows Rushkin's progress through police station procedures, the Magistrates' Court, Crown Court and sentence. The story unfolds through documents that would be found in a solicitor's file, with a full commentary at every step of the case.;Key features of the book are: comprehensive documentation, including all important documents, such as the custody record, charge sheet, ID records, prosecution statements, defence attendance notes, instructions to counsel and key correspondence with the prosecution; a detailed commentary showing exactly what statutes, rule or code underpins that stage of the process; examples of good clear writing and drafting; the presentation of a professional standard, showing the obligations of the solicitor in criminal practice.;This edition has been updated to cover changes to committal proceedings introduced in the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996. The new legal aid forms have been included and all existing documents have been updated.
