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Abuse of Process in Criminal Proceedings, 4th edition is the essential practitioner's guide to all areas of the law relating to abuse of process in criminal law - including delay, breach of promise, non-disclosure, the destruction of evidence, entrapment, abuses of executive power, and extradition. Both learned and immensely practical, this book provides a thought-provoking analysis of underlying issues and will help you to quickly assimilate and understand the evolving case law on different aspects of abuse of process. The fourth edition has been completely updated to cover: The re-defining of abuse of process by the Warren and Maxwell decisions in the Supreme Court and Privy Council; The Court of Appeal's approach to the new double jeopardy exemption cases in the decisions of Dobson, Celaire and Khatkar; The Downey decision in relation to breach of promise and; many more updates.