p. 61121. Assisting and encouraging: Serious Crime Act 2007, Part 2
- David OrmerodDavid OrmerodProfessor of Criminal Justice, University College London and Deputy High Court Judge
- and Karl LairdKarl LairdLecturer in Law at Exeter College, University of Oxford and a Senior Retained Lecturer at Pembroke College
Abstract
This chapter considers the ways in which criminal law applies to those responsible for assisting or encouraging crimes, i.e. the liability under the Serious Crime Act 2007. It examines the unduly complex drafting of the offences and their wide scope.