Disclosure in Criminal Proceedings [Paperback]

Disclosure issues affect every stage of the criminal investigation and subsequent proceedings. This book is the only modern, comprehensive and in-depth volume on the subject. It provides the practitioner with a detailed analysis from a practical perspective by following chronologically the progress of a case from the outset of an investigation until its conclusion, addressing the obligations and responsibilities of each of the parties as they arise. The book focuses primarily on disclosure of the prosecutor's unused material, but it also covers the timing and content of disclosure by the prosecution of its case, and the obligations on the defence. Dedicated chapters on more specialist topics such as expert evidence, public interest immunity, and unused evidence are also included. The text analyses all the relevant UK law and procedure, to place practitioners in the best position to argue their case. It contains carefully selected appendices - comprising relevant parts of Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 as amended by the CJA 2003; CJA 2003; extracts from the Criminal Procedure Rules 2005; the CPIA Code of Practice; the new Attorney General's Guidelines on Disclosure; the Protocol for the Management of Heavy Fraud and Other Complex Criminal Cases; and extracts from the new CPS/ACPO Disclosure Manual.

1: Evolution of the Law on Disclosure of Unused Material
Introduction
Developments from 1946 to 1981
The Rise and Fall of the Attorney-General's Guidelines 1981-1992
The New Common Law Disclosure Regime 1993-1997
The CPIA 1997-2003
2: Sources
Introduction
Statutory Sources
Non-Statutory Sources
3: Pre-Interview Disclosure
Introduction
Disclosure by Interviewers Prior to an Interview under Caution
Disclosure by Interviewers Prior to a Compulsory Interview
4: The Investigation Stage
Introduction
Criminal Investigations and the CPIA Code of Practice
Other Relevant Legal Sources
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