"Eighth edition"--Pref.

Rev. ed. of: The machinery of justice in England. 7th ed. 1977.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: Historical introduction: The Courts -- The Common law -- Trial at common law -- Civil jurisdiction: Civil law and criminal law -- County courts -- The High court: The Queen's bench division -- Ordinary civil actions -- Commercial cases: The commercial court -- The Admiralty court -- Appellate jurisdiction -- Supervisory jurisdiction -- The Chancery -- The family division -- The mode of trial -- Complaints about the civil courts -- The Enforcement of judgements and orders -- The Civil division of the court of appeal and the house of lords -- The Judicial committee of the privy council -- Arbitration -- Tribunals: The Creation of tribunals -- The Franks committee -- Tribunals today: Adjudication under the social security system -- The National health service -- Mental health review tribunals -- Industrial tribunals and the employment appeal tribunal -- Immigration appeals -- Rent tribunals and rent assessment committees -- The Lands tribunal -- Tax commissioners -- Professional and other organisations -- The Restrictive practices court -- Royal commissions and committees of inquiry -- The Distinction between ministers' decisions, tribunals and law courts -- Control by the law courts -- The Parliamentary commissioner for administration -- Criminal jurisdiction: Courts with original jurisdiction: The Crown court -- Magistrates' courts -- Coroners' courts -- Courts with appellete criminal jurisdiction -- The Process of prosecution: Investigation and interrogations: The Police -- The Crown prosecution service -- The Decision to prosecute -- The Position of the defendant -- Legal advice and representation -- Knowing the case that must be met -- Bail -- Criminal procedure: Guilty pleas-plea bargaining -- The Rules of criminal evidence -- The Place of the victim -- The Process of sentencing(including probation) -- Juvenile courts -- The Matrimonial jurisdiction of magistrates - The Domestic court -- Solicitors -- Barristers -- Legal education -- Should the profession continue to be divided into barristers and solicitors? -- Judges -- Juries -- Lay justices and stipendiary magistrates: The appointment of justices -- The Training of justices -- The Retirement and removal of justices -- Stipendiary magistrates -- Justices' clerks and court clerks -- The Magistrates' association -- The Administration of the courts -- The European dimension: The european convention on human rights -- The European economic community -- The Impact of Europe on the English legal system -- The Cost of the law: The finances of the law courts -- Costs -- Legal aid: Legal advice and assistance -- Legal aid for proceedings in civil courts -- Legal aid in criminal proceedings -- The Duty solicitor scheme -- Legal prospects for legal aid -- Law reform: The process of law reform -- The Minister responsible -- Deciding what needs to be done -- Getting the proposals enacted -- Appendix A: The report of the civil justice review -- Tables of cases cited -- Table of statutes cited -- Table of stationery office publications cited.