Sweet & Maxwell is pleased to publish the latest update of Archbold Hong Kong 2024.

Volume 1 covers criminal procedure, evidence and sentencing and Volume 2 covers the general principles of criminal liability, human rights and specific offences.

The Hon Mr Justice Bokhary GBM, NPJ continues as Editor-in-Chief and Professor Simon Young of the University of Hong Kong serves as General Editor. The talented author pool includes over 45 specialist criminal practitioners and academics.

This edition covers new developments from 2022 and 2023, including:

• If the defendant repeats the offence against multiple victims this will be an aggravating factor, and should be progressively taken into account in the assessment of sentence
• Extreme cruelty and neglect of a child - that a guilty plea can be considered as defendant's acceptance that he was party to an attack
• Whether an appellant should be deprived of costs in a magistracy appeal
• Whether the judicial interventions and the composition of the court impacted on the fairness of the trial (e.g. where a judge sits alone or where there is judge and jury).

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