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WILKINSON’S ROAD TRAFFIC REFERENCER

At last! A reasonably priced brand new title which is what we all need for road traffic law and have always been searching for!   

This new A-Z format will be the firm friend of the busy professional and it will clearly be useful for all criminal justice practitioners. This is a brand new publication which provides all the up-to-date information on road traffic law which practitioners need at their fingertips. 

As with most of the Thomson publications now available, this version of “Wilkinson’s” offers an at-a-glance summary of the principles and procedures which are used for road traffic offences and will enable the practitioner to find the information you need very quickly without wading through the established work. Wilkinson’s Referencer is the very latest model of modern road traffic law.  

THE CONTENTS- INVALUABE SUPPORT IN COURT 

The Referencer deals with 46 road traffic topics and every major aspect is covered.  The easy A to Z format allows for quick navigation through the legal maze so you can always find the information you are looking for in the shortest possible time.  It also includes a summary of each offence, enabling you to identify the law which applies to the individual set of circumstances you are dealing with concerning your client. Of special assistance, the Referencer reviews many aspects of procedure and practice which will provide invaluable support in court. 

For the offences which clients will generally come to see you, the book lays out the following: 

·        the basic definition and key elements of the offence, with reference to the case law;

·        the mode of trial

·        sentencing information and guidance which is probably what most clients will be concerned about. 

THE AUTHORS 

The consultant editor is District Judge Peter Wallis who also edits the main work ‘Wilkinson’s Road Traffic Offences’. He is ably assisted by District Judge Katharine Marshall who is a member of the Family Procedure Rule Committee.  Both have substantial experience of the magistrates’ courts and are also Recorders who have expert guidance to give practitioners both old and new. 

The main ‘Wilkinson’ will always be the definitive work for practitioners but I see the Referencer as that useful aide-memoire which has those elusive facts one always needs at one’s fingertips during a particularly awkward conference so I hope chambers and law offices will not be without this new publication. The Referencer would be particularly useful in public reference libraries as well if local authorities have enough in their budgets for this important check-list work on road traffic offences.

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