Archbold Criminal Pleading, Evidence and Practice
Encyclopedia
Archbold Criminal Pleading, Evidence and Practice (usually referred to as simply Archbold) is the leading practitioners' text for criminal lawyers in England & Wales and several other common law jurisdictions around the world.
It has been in publication since 1822, when it was first written by John Frederick Archbold, and is currently published by Sweet & Maxwell
. Forty-three revisions were published prior to 1992 and since then it has been published annually. Its authority is such that it is often quoted in court.
The current editor is the barrister
P. J. Richardson, LLM (Lond.), Dip. Crim (Cantab.) of Gray's Inn
and the Inner Temple
, London. The current sentencing editor is D.A. Thomas, Q.C.
, LL.D. Emeritus Fellow of Trinity Hall, Cambridge
and of Lincoln's Inn
, London, also a barrister.
. A separate volume, Archbold Magistrates' Courts Criminal Practice covers the Magistrates' Court
s.
It has been in publication since 1822, when it was first written by John Frederick Archbold, and is currently published by Sweet & Maxwell
Sweet & Maxwell
Sweet & Maxwell is a British publisher specialising in legal publications. It joined the Associated Book Publishers in 1969; ABP was purchased by the Thomson Organization in 1987, and is now part of Thomson Reuters. Its British group includes W. Green in Scotland and Round Hall in Ireland...
. Forty-three revisions were published prior to 1992 and since then it has been published annually. Its authority is such that it is often quoted in court.
The current editor is the barrister
Barrister
A barrister is a member of one of the two classes of lawyer found in many common law jurisdictions with split legal professions. Barristers specialise in courtroom advocacy, drafting legal pleadings and giving expert legal opinions...
P. J. Richardson, LLM (Lond.), Dip. Crim (Cantab.) of Gray's Inn
Gray's Inn
The Honourable Society of Gray's Inn, commonly known as Gray's Inn, is one of the four Inns of Court in London. To be called to the Bar and practise as a barrister in England and Wales, an individual must belong to one of these Inns...
and the Inner Temple
Inner Temple
The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, commonly known as Inner Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court in London. To be called to the Bar and practise as a barrister in England and Wales, an individual must belong to one of these Inns...
, London. The current sentencing editor is D.A. Thomas, Q.C.
Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
, LL.D. Emeritus Fellow of Trinity Hall, Cambridge
Trinity Hall, Cambridge
Trinity Hall is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. It is the fifth-oldest college of the university, having been founded in 1350 by William Bateman, Bishop of Norwich.- Foundation :...
and of Lincoln's Inn
Lincoln's Inn
The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn is one of four Inns of Court in London to which barristers of England and Wales belong and where they are called to the Bar. The other three are Middle Temple, Inner Temple and Gray's Inn. Although Lincoln's Inn is able to trace its official records beyond...
, London, also a barrister.
Editors
- J. F. Archbold (1st – 3rd eds) (1822–1829);
- John JervisJohn Jervis (politician)Sir John Jervis was an English lawyer, law reformer and Attorney General in the administration of Lord John Russell...
(4th – 9th eds) (1831–1843); - William Newland Welsby (10th – 15th eds) (1846–1862);
- W. Bruce (16th – 21st eds) (1867–1893);
- W. F. Craies and G. Stephenson (22nd – 23rd eds) (1900–1905);
- W. F. Craies and H. D. Roome (24th ed.) (1910);
- H. D. Roome and R. E. Ross (25th – 27th eds) (1918–1927);
- R. E. Ross and T. R. F. Butler (28th – 29th eds) (1931–1934);
- R. E. Ross and M. Turner (30th ed.) (1938);
- T. R. F. Butler and M. Garsia (31st – 37th eds) (1943–1969);
- T. R. F. Butler and S. G. Mitchell (38th ed.) (1973);
- S. G. Mitchell (39th – 40th eds) (1976–1979);
- S. G. Mitchell and P. J. Richardson (41st – 42nd eds) (1982–1985);
- S. G. Mitchell, P. J. Richardson and D. A. Thomas (43rd ed.) (1988);
- P. J. Richardson (1992–2007)
Magistrates' courts
As far as it covers procedure and practice, Archbold refers to that of the Crown CourtCrown Court
The Crown Court of England and Wales is, together with the High Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal, one of the constituent parts of the Senior Courts of England and Wales...
. A separate volume, Archbold Magistrates' Courts Criminal Practice covers the Magistrates' Court
Magistrates' Court
A magistrates' court or court of petty sessions, formerly known as a police court, is the lowest level of court in England and Wales and many other common law jurisdictions...
s.
External links
- The 1st edition of this book (1822), from Google BooksGoogle Book SearchGoogle Books is a service from Google that searches the full text of books that Google has scanned, converted to text using optical character recognition, and stored in its digital database. The service was formerly known as Google Print when it was introduced at the Frankfurt Book Fair in October...
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=sYY0AAAAIAAJ&printsec=toc#PPR1,M1. - The 1st American edition of this book (1824), from Google BooksGoogle Book SearchGoogle Books is a service from Google that searches the full text of books that Google has scanned, converted to text using optical character recognition, and stored in its digital database. The service was formerly known as Google Print when it was introduced at the Frankfurt Book Fair in October...
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=takDAAAAQAAJ&printsec=titlepage. - The 4th edition of this book (1831), from Google BooksGoogle Book SearchGoogle Books is a service from Google that searches the full text of books that Google has scanned, converted to text using optical character recognition, and stored in its digital database. The service was formerly known as Google Print when it was introduced at the Frankfurt Book Fair in October...
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=oqkDAAAAQAAJ&printsec=titlepage - The 5th American edition of this book (1846), from Google BooksGoogle Book SearchGoogle Books is a service from Google that searches the full text of books that Google has scanned, converted to text using optical character recognition, and stored in its digital database. The service was formerly known as Google Print when it was introduced at the Frankfurt Book Fair in October...
http://books.google.com/books?id=tRY-AAAAIAAJ&printsec=titlepage - The 12th edition of this book, republished (with accretions and along with another book by Archbold) in Waterman's Archbold (1853), volume 1 http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=PRU-AAAAIAAJ&printsec=toc#PPR3,M1 and volume 2 http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=1xU-AAAAIAAJ&printsec=titlepage, from Google BooksGoogle Book SearchGoogle Books is a service from Google that searches the full text of books that Google has scanned, converted to text using optical character recognition, and stored in its digital database. The service was formerly known as Google Print when it was introduced at the Frankfurt Book Fair in October...
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