A complete set of revision notes for the BSB Criminal Litigation, Evidence and Sentencing syllabus 2026 — all 28 syllabus sections, in one place.
These notes help Bar Course students understand procedural rules, evidential principles and sentencing in line with the BSB Central Assessments. Each topic is written to be read quickly and returned to often — short sentences, clear structure, and the rule stated before the elaboration.
Buy once, updated forever. Every future edition of these notes is included — when the syllabus changes, your copy changes with it, at no extra cost.
Written to the syllabus
The BSB syllabus prescribes specific paragraphs of Blackstone's Criminal Practice, and these notes follow the syllabus paragraph by paragraph.
Inside you'll find:
- Syllabus-aligned coverage of all 28 sections, from the overview of criminal procedure through to appeals and sentencing
- Concise statements of the procedural and evidential rules, with the CrimPR and Blackstone's references given as you go
- Step-by-step breakdowns of case progression from charge to verdict
- A case summaries section covering the essential and examinable authorities
- A format that works both alongside class and as a standalone revision text
Built to navigate
The PDF is fully bookmarked — every section and sub-heading — and every line of the contents page is clickable. You can be at the right paragraph in one click, on a laptop or a tablet, instead of scrolling to find bad character.
Also included: seven visual study aids
Separate one-page flowcharts and diagrams covering the criminal court hierarchy, the PACE detention timeline, bail, allocation and sending, the bad character gateways, the hearsay gateways, and sentencing principles — for seeing the shape of a topic at a glance before an assessment.
Aligned to the BSB Criminal Litigation Syllabus 2026 — Blackstone's Criminal Practice 2026 and Supplement 1.
These notes are a structured summary aligned to the Bar Training Syllabus, designed to supplement your revision and support self-assessment. They are in no way a replacement for your course materials or required reading. Whilst every care has been taken to ensure that references to specific rules and authorities are correct, this cannot be guaranteed; you should always defer to the syllabus as set by the BSB and to the primary source material — for Criminal Litigation, Blackstone's Criminal Practice.
