Jan 07, 2024 Horizon, the Post Office, Pardons and the Royal Prerogative of Mercy By Paul Taylor KC In so far as the legal system can seek to address the horrendous damage caused by the Post Office Horizon scandal, one option may be the...
Nov 02, 2023 Responses to The Law Commission Criminal Appeals Issue Paper By Paul Taylor KC In July 2023 the Law Commission released a paper seeking views on the law about appeals in criminal cases. The Criminal Appeals: Issues...
Sep 13, 2023 DSC CRIMINAL APPEALS BULLETIN By Paul Taylor KC The September issue of the Doughty Street Chambers Criminal Appeals Bulletin is now live. In this edition we analyse a selection of the...
Feb 28, 2023 When police officers commit gross misconduct – statutory framework and recent judicial reviews By Stephen Cragg KC Introduction The way in which police officers are disciplined has been the subject of hot debate recently, with calls for more powers to...
Aug 22, 2022 James Smith's joint enterprise based convictions referred by CCRC By Paul Taylor KC James Alexander Smith and his co-accused Peter Greer were convicted at Downpatrick Crown Court in March 2013 of murder and attempted...
Jul 23, 2022 Taylor on Criminal Appeals (3rd edition) By Paul Taylor KC I am delighted to announce the forthcoming publication of the third edition of Taylor on Criminal Appeals.It can be purchased in hard...
Jan 01, 2022 Ghislaine Maxwell’s prospects on appeal and sentence By Karlia Lykourgou On 29th December Ghislaine Maxwell’s five-week trial concluded and she was found guilty of five out of the six charges brought against...
Apr 05, 2021 Corrupt practice and conflicts of interest: why Bux v GMC is required reading for experts and litigators alike By Doughty Street Chambers Zuber Bux v The General Medical Council [2021] EWHC 762 (Admin) is required reading for those seeking to understand the duties of...
Mar 23, 2021 Appeals against Conviction; England and Wales - March 2021 By Katy Thorne KC Peta-Louise Bagott In our March 2021 edition of the Criminal Appeals Bulletin, Katy Thorne QC asks: What is the Court of Appeal’s attitude when experts turn...
Mar 17, 2021 Mental health disposals: A practical approach By Daniella Waddoup The Court of Appeal continues to grapple with the difficult and nuanced questions that arise in the sentencing of people with mental...
Feb 24, 2021 Discretionary Life Sentences – Setting the minimum term – ½ or 2/3 of the notional determinate sentence By James Wood KC James Wood QC discusses recent sentence appeals on minimum terms in discretionary life sentences. He assesses the likely impact of the...