Led by Professor David Ormerod CBE, KC (Hon) and David Perry KC, Blackstone's Criminal Practice brings together an expert team of authors with a commitment to deliver a work which offers detailed and insightful coverage for criminal practice and authoritative statements of the law in a practical and accessible format. With an accompanying supplement containing essential primary materials and commentary updates throughout the year, and access to the additional analysis provided by Blackstone's Briefings, you can rely on Blackstone's Criminal Practice to be your constant companion. The 2025 edition has been meticulously revised to provide extensive coverage of all new legislation, case law, Sentencing Guidelines, the Criminal Procedure Rules 2020, and the Criminal Practice Directions 2023.

Your single point of reference on criminal law and procedure, Blackstone's Criminal Practice is the only text to offer all the materials you need to practise with ease in the Crown and magistrates' courts. Its quality and accessibility make it an essential reference for anyone practising criminal law in England and Wales or qualifying to practise.

The enormous breadth of experience and expertise of the academic and practitioner contributors is everywhere evident