Law relating to theft

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Creators or Attribution (Responsibility): Edward Phillips, Charlotte Walsh, A. P. Dobson
Language: English
Jurisdiction(s): England
Publication Information: London : Cavendish, 2001
Type: Book
Other titles: Theft
Permalink: https://books.lawi.org.uk/law-relating-to-theft/ (Stable identifier)

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XXXIII, 337 pages ; 24 cm

Purpose and Intended Audience

Useful for students learning an area of law, Law relating to theft is also useful for lawyers seeking to apply the law to issues arising in practice.

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Bibliographic information

Responsable Person: Edward Phillips, Charlotte Walsh, Paul Dobson.
Publication Date: 2001
Country/State: England
Number of Editions: 7 editions
First edition Date: 2001
Last edition Date: 2001
Languages: British English
Library of Congress Code: KD7992
Dewey Code: 345.420262
ISBN: 1859412009 9781859412008
OCLC: 48434215

Main Contents

1. History and Preliminary Matters. 1. Theft of Property. 2. The Theft Act 1968. 3. The Theft Act 1978. 4. Issues of Interpretation. 5. Jurisdiction. 6. Sentence. 7. Miscellaneous Matters. 8. Evaluation
2. Theft. 1. Basic Definition and Introduction. 2. Dishonesty. 3. Appropriation. 4. Property. 5. Belonging to Another. 6. With the Intention of Permanently Depriving the Other of It
3. Robbery
4. Burglary and Aggravated Burglary. 1. Burglary. 2. Aggravated Burglary
5. Removal of Articles from Places Open to the Public
6. Taking Conveyances Without Authority and Aggravated Vehicle-Taking. 1. The Basic Offence. 2. The Aggravated Offence
7. Abstracting of Electricity and Theft from Mails. 1. Electricity. 2. Thefts from Mails
8. Deception Offences in the 1968 Act. 1. Obtaining Property by Deception. 2. Obtaining a Money Transfer. 3. Obtaining a Pecuniary Advantage
9. The Theft Act 1978. 1. Obtaining Services by Deception. 2. Evading Liability by Deception. 3. Making off Without Payment
10. False Accounting and Other Offences of Fraud. 1. False Accounting. 2. Liability of Company Officers for Deception Offence. 3. False Statements by Company Directors, Etc. 4. Suppression of Documents
11. Blackmail
12. Handling Stolen Property. 1. Handling. 2. Retaining a Wrongful Credit. 3. Advertisements Offering Rewards
13. Going Equipped for Burglary, Theft or Cheat. 14. Attempts.

Summary Note

Explains and examines the range of property offences enacted in the Theft Acts of 1968 and 1978. Starting with the offences of theft itself, the book goes on to consider offences of deception before dealing with the remaining offences. ”’

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