Drugs Offences Handbook

The Drugs Offences Handbook is a detailed and practical exposition of the law relating to drugs offences, together with a focussed and concise analysis of evidential and litigation issues that relate to drugs cases. Comprehensive in its approach, with detailed coverage of statutes and authorities that practitioners would expect from a specialist work, but presented in an accessible and practical manner. The Drugs Offences Handbook covers three main areas: Offences, Evidence and Post-Convictions. Offences: Includes detailed coverage and commentary of all relevant authorities and statutory provisions. Evidence: Includes coherent and succinct coverage of expansive areas of law, and provides the reader with sufficient detail in the vast majority of cases, and in any commonplace exploration of the law relating to illegal drugs. Post-Conviction: Provide the most comprehensive coverage possible of case law surrounding the Sentencing Council guidelines and also includes chapters on confiscation and forfeiture. Contents: Introduction; Manufacture and Cultivation; Importation; Possession; Supply; Occupiers of Premises; Conspiracy and Cross-Jurisdictional Offences; Search and Seizure; Covert Evidence [including police experts]; Forensic Evidence; Sentencing; Confiscation and Forfeiture. Includes the following legislation and case law: Drug Trafficking Act 1994; Proceeds of Crime Act 2002; Drugs Act 2005; Police Reform and Social responsibility Act 2011; Sentencing Council Guidelines for Drugs Offences; R v Hussain (Shabbir) [2010] 2 Cr.App.R.11, CA; R v Green [2010] Crim.L.R.306, CA; R.v Wright [2011] 2 Cr.App.R.15, CA