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63 J. Crim. L. 494 (1999)
Book Reviews

handle is hein.journals/jcriml63 and id is 506 raw text is: BOOK REVIEWS Blackstone's Criminal Practice on CD-Rom London: Blackstone Press Ltd. £141 This excellent work is now well established in both hardback form, and for the last three years, on CD-Rom. The comprehensive nature of the work brooks no cavil or criticism, it is quite simply indispensible for all criminal law practitioners. For the increasing legions of computer liter- ate lawyers, this CD-Rom has all the advantages of that medium, with the additional merits of having not only the whole work, but also a substantial amount of complementary material in the form of Black- stone's Guides to the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996, the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, and perhaps most importantly, the Human Rights Act 1998. Thus seminal legislation with expert commentary is available at no extra charge, which must mean that the purchase of the CD-Rom guarantees a cost effective means of assimilating such important and vital textual data. Bail in Criminal Proceedings Neil Corre and David Wolchover. London: Blackstone Press. £29.95 This book provides an extremely comprehensive and detailed account of all aspects of bail relevant to criminal proceedings. Not only are the mechanics and principles of bail applications and appeals dealt with but the book also covers related powers exercised by the magistrates' and Crown courts. The recent statutory changes to this area of the law are dealt with clearly and potentially helpful new case law is highlighted. In addition there is some consideration of the impact of the Human Rights Act 1998. The structure of the book sets out the general principle of the right to bail and then turns to the law and practice applicable to each of the magistrates, Crown and High Courts. The power of the higher courts is dealt with not only as an appellate court but also as regards powers of judicial review and the principle of habeus corpus. In addition there is a chapter which deals separately with the law as regards children, young persons and mentally disordered defendants. The final chapter in the book deals with the advocates' role and duties on matters of bail. Professional conduct and related matters is not a topic which one sees commonly dealt with in books such as this. However, its inclusion here should prove very helpful to advocates who routinely face such issues when applying for bail.

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