Criminal Appeals Bulletin - Issue 60

Welcome to the May 2023 edition of the DSC Criminal Appeals Bulletin

The Bulletin is aimed at assisting those involved in appellate work in England & Wales, Northern Ireland and the Caribbean.

In this edition we look at a selection of the latest appeal cases from the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division), and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. We also have the round up of appellate judgments from the Caribbean courts provided by members of Allum Chambers, Trinidad and Tobago. The citations of the cases are hyperlinked to the judgments.

DSC Criminal Appeal Unit

Doughty Street is renowned for housing many of the leading specialist criminal appeal barristers who have appeared in some of the most important miscarriage of justice cases over the last 30+ years. Our cases frequently involve complex legal or evidential issues. We have built up a particular expertise in cases involving fresh evidence, often from forensic experts including DNA, firearms, and CCTV, and in cases involving appellants with mental health issues. See here for details.

Please feel free to email Matt Butchard or Sarah Reynolds or call our crime team on 0207 400 9088 to discuss instructing us in appeal cases. We also offer our instructing solicitors a free Advice Line, where they can discuss initial ideas about possible appeals, at no cost to them or their client. More information on our criminal appeal services can be found on the Criminal Appeals page of our website including links to back copies of the Bulletin and other resources.

Contents of Issue 60

To read each section, please click on the title of the content below.

Latest News

Case summaries and commentary

Conviction appeals (CACD)

Sentence appeals (CACD)

Privy Council

Caribbean Appeals

 List of contributors

Read the full May issue below.