The law of fraud and related offences

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Release 3 - 2024

Volume 1

Part I. Introduction

• Chapter 1. The concept of fraud

Part II. The actus reus of fraud

• Chapter 2. Prohibited conduct
• Chapter 3. Other fraudulent means and other general principles
• Chapter 4. The prohibited consequences
• Chapter 5. Causation
• Chapter 6. The prescribed circumstances

Part III. The mens rea

• Chapter 7. Defining mens rea
• Chapter 8. Historic appellate approaches to the law of fraud
• Chapter 9. The supreme court approach to the law of fraud
• Chapter 10. Fraudulent intent
• Chapter 11. Recklessness, wilful blindness, and mistake

Part IV. Related offences

• Chapter 12. Frauds in relation to financial markets and money laundering
• Chapter 13. Fraud and accounting
• Chapter 14. Offences relating to secret commissions
• Chapter 15. Breach of trust
• Chapter 16. Bribery
• Chapter 17. Frauds on government 
• Chapter 18. Influencing appointments or dealing in offences - section 125

Part IV. Related offences (continued)

• Chapter 19. Selling or purchasing office - section 124
• Chapter 20. Frauds upon the court
• Chapter 21. Municipal corruption - section 123
• Chapter 22. Offences relating to identity theft and identity fraud
• Chapter 23. Offences relating to spam and unauthorized computer usage
• Chapter 24. Selling defective stores to Her Majesty - section 418
• Chapter 25. Fraud in relation to valuable minerals - section 394
• Chapter 26. Offences related to fraud in personal relationships
• Chapter 27. Parties, attempts, conspiracies and accessories

Part V. Civil fraud

• Chapter 28. Fraud in bankruptcy
• Chapter 29. Offences related to immigration fraud

Appendices

• ST. Sentencing tables
• A. Sentencing digests
• B. Bibliography
• IF. Issues in focus
• WP. Words and Phrases