1.Max held the salaried position of financial controller with Econ & Co., a firm of solicitors, until he was found to have embezzled 50,000 from the firm, a theft which the firm alleges he hid for over a year by falsifying the accounts. The firm reported Max to the police who, following an extensive investigation, are in the process of charging him under the Theft Act 1968. Max maintains his innocence. Which of the following most appropriately identifies what will follow from the circumstances?

a.Max will be charged with a summary offence and will be tried in the Magistrate's Court.

b.Max will be charged with an offence that is triable either way and will be tried in the Magistrate's Court.

c.Max will be charged with an offence that is triable either way and will be tried in the Crown Court.

d.Max will be charged with an indictable offence and will be tried in the Magistrate's Court.