ABSTRACT
Introduction Criminal law does not exist in isolation and any student of criminal law soon realises that it is but one of many branches of law that govern the complex relationships that exist in a modern society. That very complexity is, these days, forcing most practising lawyers to specialise in one or two branches of law. Many specialise in criminal law. The era of the small firm of family solicitors, made up of one or two partners, dealing with every type of legal problem is rapidly disappearing.
