The Law and Practice of Private Prosecutions

The rise in the use of private prosecution is of increasing importance to criminal practitioners as well as civil litigators and commercial practitioners.

This book sets out the history of private prosecutions, the statutory bases and the practical issues involved in bringing and conducting a private prosecution. The step-by-step approach begins with the laying of the information and the subsequent issuing of the summons, followed by the investigation process and the gathering of evidence through to the trial process and procedure itself. In addition the work includes the important related aspects of disclosure, costs and confiscation.

Extensive use of case law and reference to related literature and statutes, as well as the inclusion of precedents, ensures a comprehensive single source for both the less experienced practitioner taking their first steps into private prosecutions and for the more experienced practitioner as a handy reference source for court.

Fabian Krougman is a Legal Executive / Advocate at ICL Chambers, Netherlands

ICL Chambers advises, consults and litigates in International Criminal law. Fabian is a CILEx Advocate (with higher rights of audience) who has been in practice since 2008. His international practice is focused on (International) Criminal Defence, International Law, Human Rights litigation, Libel - slander and defamation and the representation of victims of crimes, with a specialism in private prosecutions. He is also a Certified Mediator in England and Wales.

Chloe Ashley is a criminal barrister, No 5 Chambers, and is regularly instructed in highly complex, sensitive cases. Her work sees her act as both a lone or as a led junior in often in serious, multi-handed cases on behalf of both the defence and prosecution. Chloe’s work often involves allegations of non-accidental injuries and child homicide, often relying upon expert pathological and specialist medical evidence. Chloe is also an author on the forthcoming Domestic Abuse in the Family Justice System title due to publish in 2024.