Taylor on Criminal Appeals

The newest edition of Taylor on Criminal Appeals provides a detailed guide to the practice and procedure with in depth analysis of the various procedural aspects and substantive grounds to challenges the decisions of the criminal courts, both in England and Wales as well as the Privy Council and European Court of Human Rights.

The book addresses the various stages in a potential appeal from identifying grounds and forum for challenge, to setting out the procedure for launching, preparing for, and presenting the appeal. Each chapter contains a detailed analysis of the approach of the appellate courts in specific areas, and flow charts and references to online resources (such as the procedural rules and forms) aimed at assisting the practitioner involved in a criminal appeal, judicial review or case stated at each stage of the proceedings.

The first and second editions have been cited variously in the House of Lords, Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, Court of Appeal (Criminal Division), Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland, Final Court of Appeal in Hong Kong, Court of Appeal of New Zealand, High Court of Fuji, Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, and Caribbean Court of Justice. Written by specialist practitioners, led by Paul Taylor QC, this edition provides another invaluable practical guidance for use in preparation and in court.

Paul Taylor QC, Barrister, Doughty Street Chambers

Paul Taylor QC is a barrister at Doughty Street Chambers specialising in criminal appeals. He has represented appellants before the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division), Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, and the Court of Appeal of Trinidad and Tobago. He has extensive experience in drafting submissions to the Criminal Cases Review Commission. Paul is Head of the Doughty Street Chambers Appeal Unit and editor of the Appeals Unit Bulletin. He has lectured regularly on appellate topics to lawyers in England, Northern Ireland, and the Caribbean. Paul was appointed a Recorder in 2019.