Taylor on Criminal Appeals

Second Edition

Edited by Paul Taylor

The only text to provide a detailed examination of the law and practice relating to a wide range of criminal appeals
In-depth analysis of all kinds of criminal appeals, including magistrates appeals to the Crown Court, and appeals to the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division), Supreme Court, and Privy Council
Includes extensive guidance of procedural aspects of the appeal system
Written by a team of barristers experienced in appellate practice, led by Paul Taylor, guaranteeing unique insight and invaluable practical guidance
Provides comprehensive coverage of the practice and procedure relating to the Supreme Court
Comprehensive coverage of the procedure in the Supreme Court, as well as changes to the Court of Appeal's approach to fresh evidence, and the practice and procedure of the Criminal Cases Review Commission, as well as changes to sentencing practice
Includes more detailed discussion of legal aid
Includes full coverage of the practical application of the Human Rights Act 1998

Taylor on Criminal Appeals

Second Edition

Edited by Paul Taylor

Description

This new edition of Taylor on Appeals provides a detailed examination of the law and practice relating to criminal appeals, including extensive guidance on procedural aspects of the appeals system.

Written by a team of barristers with unparalleled experience of appellate practice, this book offers thoughtful coverage of all kinds of criminal appeals, ranging from magistrates appeals to the Crown Court up to the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division), the Supreme Court, and the Privy Council.

Taylor on Criminal Appeals

Second Edition

Edited by Paul Taylor

1. Appeals and Review of Magistrates and certain Crown Court decisions: Choosing the Appropriate Procedure, Benjamin Newton
2. Appeals from the Magistrates Court to the Crown Court, Benjamin Newton
3. Appeals to the Divisional Court by Way of Case Stated, Farrhat Arshad
4. Judicial Review of the Decisions of Magistrates Courts and the Crown Court: Grounds, Remedies and Procedure, Erimnaz Mushtaq
5. Appeals to the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division): General issues, Paul Taylor
6. The Procedure in Appeals to the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division), Lucy Corrin and Paul Taylor
7. Interlocutory Appeals, Lucy Corrin
8. Prosecution of Interlocutory Appeals: Acquittal Agreements and Evidential Rulings under the Criminal Justice Act 2003, David Ormerod
9. Grounds of Appeal Against Conviction following Trial on Indictment, Richard Thomas, Wayne Jordash, David Rhodes, Steven Powles, Isabella Forshaw QC, Philippa Eastwood
10. Grounds of Appeal Against Sentence, Edward Fitzgerald QC
11. Powers of the Court of Appeal Criminal Divison), Nikolaus Grubeck
12. The Criminal Cases Review Commission, Paul Taylor
13. References to the Court of Appeal by the Attorney-General, Rebecca Trowler
14. The Royal Prerogative of Mercy, Paul Taylor
15. Appeal to the Supreme Court, Farrhat Arshad
16. Funding for Criminal Appeals and Applications to the Criminal Cases Review Commission, Steven Bird
17. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, Rajiv Persad
Appendices

Taylor on Criminal Appeals

Second Edition

Edited by Paul Taylor

Author Information

Paul Taylor is a barrister at Doughty Street Chambers. He has a leading appellate practice, and has appeared regularly before the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division), the House of Lords, and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in capital cases from the Caribbean). He also has extensive experience of drafting submissions to the Criminal Cases Review Commission, and representations in relation to the judicial setting of tariffs in murder cases under the Criminal Justice Act 2003. He provides regular commentaries for Butterworths Human Rights Direct and lectures on appellate matters.

Contributors:

Farrhat Arshad Barrister, Doughty Street Chambers
Steven Bird Solicitor, Managing Director, Birds Solicitors
Lucy Corrin Barrister, Doughty Street Chambers
Philippa Eastwood Barrister, Doughty Street Chambers
Edward Fitzgerald CBE QC Barrister, Doughty Street Chambers
Isabella Forshall QC Barrister, Doughty Street Chambers
Nikolaus Grubeck Barrister, Doughty Street Chambers
Wayne Jordash Barrister, Doughty Street Chambers Barrister, Doughty Street Chambers
Erimnaz Mushtaq Barrister, Doughty Street Chambers
Benjamin Newton Barrister, Doughty Street Chambers
Professor David Ormerod Barrister, Bencher of Middle Temple, Professor of Criminal Justice, Queen Mary, University of London
Rajiv Persad Attorney-at-Law, Trinity Chambers, Trinidad
Steven Powles Barrister, Doughty Street
David Rhodes Barrister, Doughty Street
Paul Taylor Barrister, Doughty Street
Richard Thomas Barrister, Doughty Street
Rebecca Trowler Barrister, Doughty Street