Archbold Hong Kong Criminal Law Pleading Evidence & Practice 2010


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Archbold Hong Kong Criminal Law Pleading Evidence & Practice 2010

HKD 5,500.00
USD 706.00

978 962 66135 3 5
Sep 2009
Cloth bound, 2850 pp

The New Archbold Hong Kong 2010

  •  Comprehensive, covering all aspects of criminal law, evidence, sentencing, and pleadings
  • Authoritative and most frequently cited text in the criminal court
  • Fully updated with expert commentaries and key case law n Ideal for court use with a portable one-volume format


Extensive coverage of:

  • Substantive criminal law
  • Evidence
  • procedure and
  • sentencing


NEW for 2010

  • New and revised commentary on The Statement of Prosecution Policy and Practice, which took effect on 2 January 2009
  • Revised commentary on Organized and Serious Crimes Ordinance (Cap.455) and Confiscation of Proceeds of Crime
  • Revised Trade Descriptions Ordinance (Cap 362)
  • New Offences covered in Chapters on: Aviation, Animals, Companies, Consumer Protection, Prisons and Public Health
  • Fully up-to-date case law and substantive commentary on all chapters


Fully up-to-date case law and substantive commentary on all chapters. Some of the key cases included are:

Chiang Lily v Secretary for Justice - Committal proceedings
HKSAR v Lung Ming Chu – Conspiracy to deal with property reasonably believed to represent proceeds of indictable offence
Secretary for Justice v S - Proceeds of crime
HKSAR v Liang Ya Qiong; Secretary for Justice v Hii Siew Cheng – Dangerous drugs
HKSAR v Tam Kwok Choi - Causing death by dangerous driving
A Solicitor (24/07) v Law Society of Hong Kong – Courts and judicial system
Securities and Futures Commission v A – Market misconduct
HKSAR v Kong Lai Wah – Official languages
Koon Wing Yee v Securities and Futures Commission – Market misconduct (since reported in [2008] 3 HKLRD 372)
Secretary for Justice v Wu Li Hui – Organised and serious crime