Henriques & Winter on Local Authority Prosecutions

Preliminaries......Page 1
PREFACE......Page 8
CONTENTS......Page 12
Table of Cases......Page 16
Table of Statutes......Page 30
Table of Statutory Instruments......Page 40
Table of European Legislation......Page 46
Introduction......Page 48
1 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF CRIMINAL OFFENCES......Page 50
2 THE STATUTORY FRAMEWORK FOR CRIMINAL OFFENCE INVESTIGATIONS......Page 56
3 PLANNING AN INVESTIGATION......Page 68
4 HUMAN RIGHTS......Page 74
5 INTERVIEWING WITNESSES AND OBTAINING WITNESS STATEMENTS......Page 80
6 PREPARATION OF A STATEMENT—INADMISSIBLE EVIDENCE......Page 84
7 INTERVIEWING AND REPORTING THE ALLEGED OFFENDER......Page 90
8 PREPARING A FILE OF EVIDENCE......Page 104
9 CHECKING AUTHORISATIONS AND REVIEWING EVIDENCE......Page 106
10 DRAFTING SUMMONSES/INFORMATIONS AND SERVICE OF NOTICES AND SUMMONSES......Page 112
11 TRANSFORMING A WEAK CASE INTO A SUCCESSFUL PROSECUTION......Page 120
12 PREPARATION FOR THE HEARING......Page 126
13 OBJECTION HANDLING AND DEALING WITH DEFENCE APPLICATIONS......Page 136
14 OBLIGATIONS OF THE DEFENCE ADVOCATE......Page 148
15 GIVING EVIDENCE IN COURT......Page 152
16 PROGRESS OF A CASE TO ITS RESOLUTION......Page 160
17 COSTS IN CRIMINAL AND CIVIL PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE MAGISTRATES COURT......Page 162
18 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH LEGISLATION......Page 166
19 PLANNING AND ADVERTISEMENT LEGISLATION......Page 294
20 TRADING STANDARDS LEGISLATION......Page 302
21 HOUSING BENEFIT AND COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT PROSECUTIONS......Page 348
22 LICENSING LEGISLATION......Page 354
23 HIGHWAYS LEGISLATION......Page 376
APPENDICES......Page 408
Index......Page 648