The Appeal Brief - Issue 2

9 September 2024

The latest edition of The Appeal Brief, the 5KBW Criminal Appeals Unit newsletter is now live. Click here.

Paul Taylor KC, the General Editor of Taylor on Criminal Appeals, heads our team of contributors who are specialist criminal barristers from 5KBW; a set renowned for its expertise in both defence / appellant and prosecution / respondent work.

In this edition there are summaries and expert commentary on recent judgments from the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) (on conviction, sentence, AG references, prosecution appeals, and financial crime), High Court (Administrative) (judicial review of prosecution decisions) and the Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland.

The featured article is “Potential Grounds of Appeal (2): Fresh evidence.” This is the second in a series of articles analysing the approach of the CACD to particular grounds of appeal.

 Visit the Criminal Appeals section of our website for more information on our Criminal Appeals Unit.

If you would like to discuss instructing the barristers at 5KBW, please contact our Senior clerk, Lee Hughes-Gage

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