Taylor on Criminal Appeals

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.

1. Appeals and Review of Magistrates and certain Crown Court decisions: Choosing the Appropriate Procedure ; 2. Appeals from the Magistrates Court to the Crown Court ; 3. Appeals to the Divisional Court by Way of Case Stated ; 4. Judicial Review of the Decisions of Magistrates Courts and the Crown Court: Grounds, Remedies and Procedure ; 5. Appeals to the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division): General issues ; 6. The Procedure in Appeals to the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) ; 7. Interlocutory Appeals ; 8. Prosecution of Interlocutory Appeals: Acquittal Agreements and Evidential Rulings under the Criminal Justice Act 2003 ; 9. Grounds of Appeal Against Conviction following Trial on Indictment ; 10. Grounds of Appeal Against Sentence ; 11. Powers of the Court of Appeal Criminal Divison) ; 12. The Criminal Cases Review Commission ; 13. References to the Court of Appeal by the Attorney-General ; 14. The Royal Prerogative of Mercy ; 15. Appeal to the Supreme Court ; 16. Funding for Criminal Appeals and Applications to the Criminal Cases Review Commission ; 17. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ; Appendices