Professor Laura Hoyano authors chapter in Blackstone’s Criminal Practice 2025

Professor Laura Hoyano has authored Chapter D 14, a pivotal chapter in Blackstone’s Criminal Practice 2025 on Special Measures Directions and Anonymous Witness Orders, providing critical insight into these complex areas of practice.

The Chapter includes tips for advocates using the YJCEA 1999 section 28 recorded cross-examination Special Measure.

Since 2012 she has written the chapter and she is also a contributor to Rook & Ward on Sexual Offences (2021) and every edition of Achieving Best Evidence in Criminal Proceedings, the official guidance for the management of vulnerable witnesses.

Blackstone’s Criminal Practice 2025 also features Associate Tenant HH Peter Rook and is edited by Professor David Ormerod CBE, KC (Hon) and David Perry KC. It is an authoritative and accessible guide for criminal practitioners with comprehensive legal analysis, essential updates, and expert commentary remaining the go-to resource for practitioners navigating the complexities of criminal law.

Read more: [Blackstone’s Criminal Practice 2025]