Criminal Appeals Handbook

3. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-5265-3225-1
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing plc

Buch, Englisch, 432 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 561 g

Reihe: Bloomsbury Professional

Criminal Appeals Handbook provides practical assistance to legal representatives of clients who are seeking to challenge convictions or sentences in the Court of Appeal and beyond. It takes each topic in the order in which it arises in the appeal process, from obtaining advice, including funding for advice and assistance under legal aid, and potential grounds of appeal, through to the conclusion of the case in the Court of Appeal.

The Third Edition includes a number of important updates, including:

- Coverage of the Sentencing Act 2020
- Criminal Procedure Rules 2025
- Fresh evidence and referrals from the Criminal Cases Review Commission
- Updated Appendices covering the March 2026 Guide to Proceedings in the Court of Appeal, Criminal Division
- Significant decisions in modern slavery and protest cases

- A new section on women, caring responsibilities and pregnancy

- Developments linked to children and young people

Available in an accessible single volume, this handbook offers practical guidance and insight on the preparation and presentation of cases, with a summary of key points at the end of each section.

Autoren/Hrsg.

KC, Farrhat Arshad

O'Raghallaigh, Kate

Stewart, Gregory

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Common Law (UK, USA, Australien u.a.)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: The Law
1 Introduction to the Court of Appeal

2 Applying the Law: recent developments

3 Appeals against Conviction
4 Appeals and Sentence

Part 2: The Appeal Process
5 Defence Investigations
6 Applying for Leave to Appeal
7 Preparing for Hearings in the Court of Appeal
8 Public Funding and Pro Bono Assistance

Part 3: Applications from the Court of Appeal
9 The Criminal Cases Review Commission
10 Appealing to the Supreme Court
11 Applications to the European Court of Human Rights

Part 4: Other Rights of Appeal
12 Appeals against Interlocutory Rulings
13 Responding to Prosecution Appeals
14 Appeals in Relation to Defendants Suffering a Mental Disorder
15 Special Cases

Appendices

Über Autor(innen)

O'Raghallaigh, Kate
Kate's practice encompasses criminal law, extradition and public law in the field of criminal justice. She is a versatile practitioner, being one of the few juniors in the country who specialises in terrorism work and who is dual ranked in Chambers & Partners in the categories of Crime and Extradition. Within crime and related civil work, Kate has particular expertise in terrorism, national security, contempt and the rights of children. She has a strong appellate and judicial review practice and regularly appears alone and led in the Court of Appeal, Administrative Court, and Privy Council.

KC, Farrhat Arshad
Farrhat is instructed in serious crime, including murder, serious sexual offences, protest cases, drugs, firearms and fraud, and in Criminal Appeals. Her civil work centres on Judicial Reviews arising out of both criminal and prison law, including challenges to CCRC decisions and Parole and categorization decisions and appeals by way of case stated. In Appeals, Farrhat is frequently instructed as fresh counsel in out of time appeals to the Court of Appeal in relation to both conviction and sentence. She also undertakes appeals to the Privy Council.

Stewart, Gregory
Greg is the managing partner, and head of the appeals department, of GT Stewart, a leading London firm specialising in criminal appeals and ranked in band 3 by Chambers and the Legal 500. He is a recognised expert in representing young people and is a former member of the Law Society Criminal Law Committee, with specific responsibility for Youth Justice. Greg sits on current Ministry of Justice Working Groups on assisting vulnerable witnesses and improving Youth Advocacy, and was consulted by the SRA for input into the recent SRA guidance on best practice in representing children and young people in the criminal justice system.

Farrhat Arshad KC is a barrister specialising in crime and criminal appeals at Doughty Street Chambers, UK, where she is the Head of the Criminal Appeals Unit.

Kate O'Raghallaigh is a barrister at Doughty Street Chambers, UK. Her practice encompasses criminal appeals, extradition and public law in the field of criminal justice.

Gregory Stewart is the managing partner, and head of the appeal department, of GT Stewart, a leading firm specialising in crime and criminal appeals and ranked by Chambers and Partners and Legal 500.