Publisher's Synopsis
The second edition of this authoritative title provides complete coverage of the substantive law and practice relating to fraud. In addition, a thorough examination of the law relating to jurisdiction, investigation, procedure and evidence is provided. Important developments covered include: * The House of Lords' decision in Gomez on the relationship between theft and obtaining property by deception * The statutory reversal of Ayres on conspiracy to defraud * Other case law on theft, deception, forgery and false accounting
