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””’Blackstone’s Criminal Practice””’ is a book about [[English criminal law]]. The First Edition was published by [[Blackstone Press]] in 1991. The Twenty-seventh Edition was published by [[Oxford University Press]] in 2016. In 2016, the Judicial Executive Board selected ”Blackstone’s Criminal Practice” 2017 as the principal practitioner text for all criminal courts in England and Wales.<ref>{{cite news | last = Walters | first = Max | title = Game of tomes: Blackstone’s gets the judges’ nod | url = http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/law/game-of-tomes-blackstones-gets-the-judges-nod/5058264.article | work = [[The Law Society Gazette]] | date = 12 October 2016 }}</ref> |
””’Blackstone’s Criminal Practice””’ is a book about [[English criminal law]]. The First Edition was published by [[Blackstone Press]] in 1991. The Twenty-seventh Edition was published by [[Oxford University Press]] in 2016. In 2016, the Judicial Executive Board selected ”Blackstone’s Criminal Practice” 2017 as the principal practitioner text for all criminal courts in England and Wales.<ref>{{cite news | last = Walters | first = Max | title = Game of tomes: Blackstone’s gets the judges’ nod | url = http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/law/game-of-tomes-blackstones-gets-the-judges-nod/5058264.article | work = [[The Law Society Gazette]] | date = 12 October 2016 }}</ref> |
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The Editors in Chief are Professor David Ormerod KC and David Perry KC. David Ormerod was previously the joint editor (since 2008) with [[Anthony Hooper (judge)|Lord Justice Hooper]]. |
The Editors in Chief are Professor David Ormerod KC and David Perry KC. David Ormerod was previously the joint editor (since 2008) with [[Anthony Hooper (judge)|Lord Justice Hooper]]. |
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It is one of the “main” books that lawyers practising on the criminal side use.<ref>Peter Hungerford-Welch. Criminal Litigation & Sentencing. Sixth Edition. [[Routledge]]. 2004. Page 753. [https://books.google.com/books?id=H8riP6HEUScC&pg=PA753 Digitized copy] from Google Books.</ref> The [[Crown Prosecution Service]] describe this book as a “standard source”<ref>[http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/s_to_u/theft_act_offences/index.html “Theft Act Offences”] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130807095138/http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/s_to_u/theft_act_offences/index.html |date=2013-08-07 }}.</ref> and as a “recognised legal textbook”, and say that the legal guidance given on their website is no substitute for a book such as this one.<ref>[http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/user_guide/ “User Guide”] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130325054541/http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/user_guide/ |date=2013-03-25 }}.</ref> By 2002, it was the “leading” work for proceedings in the [[Magistrates’ court (England and Wales)|magistrates’ courts]].<ref>Jowett, Christian. “Blackstone’s Criminal Practice 2002″ (2002) 152 ”[[New Law Journal]]” 752</ref> |
It is one of the “main” books that lawyers practising on the criminal side use.<ref>Peter Hungerford-Welch. Criminal Litigation & Sentencing. Sixth Edition. [[Routledge]]. 2004. Page 753. [https://books.google.com/books?id=H8riP6HEUScC&pg=PA753 Digitized copy] from Google Books.</ref> The [[Crown Prosecution Service]] describe this book as a “standard source”<ref>[http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/s_to_u/theft_act_offences/index.html “Theft Act Offences”] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130807095138/http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/s_to_u/theft_act_offences/index.html |date=2013-08-07 }}.</ref> and as a “recognised legal textbook”, and say that the legal guidance given on their website is no substitute for a book such as this one.<ref>[http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/user_guide/ “User Guide”] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130325054541/http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/user_guide/ |date=2013-03-25 }}.</ref> By 2002, it was the “leading” work for proceedings in the [[Magistrates’ court (England and Wales)|magistrates’ courts]].<ref>Jowett, Christian. “Blackstone’s Criminal Practice 2002″ (2002) 152 ”[[New Law Journal]]” 752</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 10:20, 4 November 2025
Blackstone’s Criminal Practice is a book about English criminal law. The First Edition was published by Blackstone Press in 1991. The Twenty-seventh Edition was published by Oxford University Press in 2016. In 2016, the Judicial Executive Board selected Blackstone’s Criminal Practice 2017 as the principal practitioner text for all criminal courts in England and Wales.[1]
The Editors in Chief are Professor David Ormerod KC and David Perry KC. David Ormerod was previously the joint editor (since 2008) with Lord Justice Hooper.
It is one of the “main” books that lawyers practising on the criminal side use.[2] The Crown Prosecution Service describe this book as a “standard source”[3] and as a “recognised legal textbook”, and say that the legal guidance given on their website is no substitute for a book such as this one.[4] By 2002, it was the “leading” work for proceedings in the magistrates’ courts.[5]
List of main criminal law texts in England and Wales
- Hooper and Ormerod. Blackstone’s Criminal Practice 2010. Supplement 3. 2010. Oxford University Press. Digitized copy. from Google Books.
- Hooper and Ormerod. Blackstone’s Criminal Practice 2011. Supplement 1. 2010. Oxford University Press. [1] [2]. Digitized copies from Google Books.
- David Ormerod. Blackstone’s Criminal Practice 2012. 2011. Oxford University Press. Digitized copy from Google Books.
- Hooper and Ormerod. Blackstone’s Criminal Practice 2012. Supplement 1. 2011. Oxford University Press. Digitized copy from Google Books.
- Blackstone’s Criminal Practice 2012. Supplement 2. 2012. Oxford University Press. Digitized copy. from Google Books.
- Hooper and Ormerod . Blackstone’s Criminal Practice 2012. Supplement 3. 2012. Oxford University Press. Digitized copy. from Google Books.
- Blackstone’s Criminal Practice 2017. Oxford University Press.
