Defending Suspects at Police Stations: The Practitioner's Guide to Advice and Representation - Softcover

Cape, Ed; Luqmani, Jawaid

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1903307449 ISBN 13: 9781903307441

Publisher: Legal Action Group, 2006

Synopsis

"Defending Suspects at Police Stations" includes an updated version of PACE and the full set of PACE Codes, making it the only fully comprehensive guide to advising detainees in police custody. Initial chapters outline the issues behind defending detained clients and examine the principles of PACE and the Codes of Practice. Subsequent pages tackle the various stages of representing a client including interview techniques, samples and searches and identification procedures. A wealth of advice is given on representing vulnerable clients and handling complaints against the police together with a helpful discussion of practical points, tactical tips and ethical issues. Boxed summaries ensure that vital information can be seen at a glance. It is fully revised and updated.

About this title

About the Author

Ed Cape is a solicitor and Professor of Criminal Law and Practice at the University of the West of England, Bristol, where he is the Director of the Centre for Legal Research. Formerly a partner in a legal aid practice in Bristol, and a duty solicitor for ten years, he is a consultant to a major firm of criminal defence solicitors. Ed writes and researches in the fields of criminal policy and procedure, and legal services, and regularly lectures on courses for criminal lawyers.Jawaid Luqmani is a solicitor specialising in immigration law with Luqmani Thompson & Partners in London. He is an executive member of the Immigration Law Practitioners Association and was appointed as an Immigration Assessor by the Law Society from 1999-2003, and was appointed to the advisory panel of the Office of the Immigration Service Commissioner from November 2001-August 2005. Jawaid contributes regularly to Legal Action and lectures on training courses.

Edition details

• Publisher: Legal Action Group
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1903307449
• ISBN 13: 9781903307441
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 1008