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Criminal Appeals Handbook
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Description
This handbook provides practical assistance to legal representatives of clients 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, through to the conclusion of the case.
The third edition includes a number of important updates:
- Sentencing Act 2020;
- Significant decisions in Modern Slavery;
- Important rulings in protest cases;
- Fresh evidence and referrals from the CCRC;
- Developments linked to children and young people;
- Appeals after a Guilty plea;
- Remote attendance of trials and hearings;
- Law Commission consultation on Appeals.
Table of Contents
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 Assitance
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
Appendices
Product details
| Published | 22 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 3rd |
| Extent | 400 |
| ISBN | 9781526532275 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Professional |
| Series | Criminal Practice Series |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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